30/03/2009 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 James, I'm 19, I'm from Sheffield and I'm a student.

I'm Ali, I'm 22, I'm from Lincoln

and I'm a celebrity management assistant.

I'm Tony, I'm 68, I'm from Coventry and I'm retired.

I'm Nicola, I'm 32, I'm from Northumberland

and I'm a supply planner.

I'm Mick, I'm 58, from Trimley St Mary in Suffolk,

and I'm a new car delivery driver.

I'm Donna, I'm 40, I'm from Wishaw and I'm a chartered surveyor.

I'm Phil, I'm 33, from Chelmsford in Essex. I'm an IT consultant.

I'm Rita, I'm 56, I'm from Runcorn in Cheshire

and I'm an information officer for older people.

I'm Gareth, I'm 23, I'm from London and I'm a teacher.

Just to remind you, in each round, there is £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. Say "bank" before the question and the money is safe.

Round 1. Three minutes on the clock.

We'll start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

That's you, Ali.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

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

What is the fourth letter of the modern English alphabet?

-D.

-In schools, the subject called History is primarily a study of what? The past or the present?

-Past.

-In maths, what is 8 plus 2?

-10.

-In clothing, the word "cardie" is an abbreviation of the name of which garment?

-Cardigan.

-In British royalty, what E is the first name of the princess born in 1926

who went on to become Queen?

-Elizabeth.

-In toys, items made from luminous plastic are most commonly said to do what in the dark?

-Glow.

-In human anatomy, which part of the body has toes at the front and a heel at the back?

-The foot.

-In language, the word "ta" is used informally to mean "thank you" or "bless you"?

-Thank you.

-In the home, the detergent used for cleaning dishes in the sink

is usually called washing-up what?

-Liquid.

-Bank!

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 is already worrying you?

Who is likely to lose you money in the rounds to come?

One of you is about to leave with nothing. Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

In an impressive first round, Ali is the Strongest Link.

The Weakest Link statistically is Tony, 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.

Rita.

Rita.

Phil.

Phil.

James.

Tony.

-James.

-Nicola.

Rita.

-What do you do, James?

-I'm a student, Anne.

-Are you? Where?

-Sheffield University.

-What are you studying?

-Law.

-You're gonna be a lawyer?

-A solicitor, yeah.

-So, asylum seekers perhaps you'll be defending?

-No, not asylum seekers.

-Why not?

Because that is to do with... That is the job of a barrister. And as a solicitor...

-Asylum seekers aren't allowed solicitors?

-Well, barristers deal with criminal prosecutions...

-If I was an asylum seeker, I'd first seek a solicitor.

-How do you know that, Anne?

-Are you telling me I wouldn't?

-Yes, I am.

-Really?

-I am, yes.

-So, asylum seekers aren't allowed solicitors?

-No.

I see. And who else isn't allowed a solicitor?

-Criminals, murderers.

-They're not allowed solicitors?

-They're allowed barristers.

-What year are you in?

-I'm in my second year and I got a 2:1 in my first year.

-You didn't cover criminals and asylum seekers...

I'll explain to you. A solicitor deals with them at the police station. When they get into court...

-So they do have a solicitor?

-Yes, but in court they're represented by a barrister.

-Yes, but they do have a solicitor.

-Essentially, the barrister represents them in court.

-And who's representing them at the police station?

-A solicitor. Maybe you should do the law degree!

-Do you like poor people scrounging off the state?

-Personally, I think they should get a job.

-Bit right-wing, are you?

-Slightly.

-If I gave you a soap box, what would you talk about?

-I wouldn't specify.

Are you keen on capitalism?

I am a fan of tuition fees. Coming from a student, you would be surprised.

-But today there's too many people going to university getting degrees. They're becoming meaningless.

-Yes.

For example, people in their second year of studying law don't know that asylum seekers need solicitors.

-Why Rita?

-She's a lovely woman and I feel so awful voting her off...

Crack on, James... It's a good job you're not a barrister cos you're lost for words, aren't you?

I felt that she will be a weaker link in later rounds.

-What do you do, Gareth?

-I'm a teacher.

-Are you?

-Yes, I am.

-Where?

-At the Nottingham Youth Inclusion Project.

-So would I be too old for your project?

-Slightly. We only deal with...

-How slightly?

-By a number of years.

-How many?

-I don't know your age. I wouldn't like to answer that.

-Roughly?

-Maybe 40-odd or so?

-But if I had behaviour problems, could you give me some one-to-one tuition?

-Yes.

-Put your board down.

-Did you wear that low top specially for me?

-Yeah, I did.

Do you know a lot of youth language? Put your board up again.

-OK.

-Can you give us some youth speak?

-Youth speak?

-Yeah.

-There's a phrase a lot of the kids say at the moment called "jah-noos".

-That means...

-Is that dirty?

No, it just means "God knows" and it derives from a Rastafarian thing.

-Could I say "jah-noos"?

-Yeah.

-Why would I use it?

If you were having a conversation with somebody and you agreed with them, you could say, "Jah-noos."

If I said, "Why are you doing this quiz show," what would you say?

I would say, "Because I'd love to go to the Caribbean on holiday."

-Not, "Jah-noos?"

-No.

-And do you do anything else, other than talk youth to youth?

-TV extras work.

-What TV programme have you been in?

-Doctors and Shameless.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-What was your part?

Shameless, a footballer, and Doctors, a policeman.

What did you have to say?

I didn't actually get a speaking part, Anne.

-No, you don't need one.

-No.

-Just look at you. Why Rita?

Rita, again, I feel really bad. Rita was next to me, so she was the first person I wrote down.

-What do you do, Ali?

-I'm a celebrity management assistant.

-Where?

-Just outside Loughborough.

-Are there lots of celebrities in Loughborough?

-There's a select few.

-Who do you represent?

-Peter Shilton.

-Yeah.

-Graeme Storm.

-So, no-one big?

-I'd say they're quite big.

-What do you get these celebs to do?

-A lot of them do after-dinner speaking.

-Do they? Peter Shilton?

-Yes, Peter does a lot of after-dinner speaking.

-What does he talk about?

His time in football. He's got a lot of stories from his heyday.

Does he use his big hands? Could I book him to use his big hands?

-If you wanted to, I'm sure he'd be up for it.

-Why Rita?

-She's opposite me.

-Rita, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

There's quite a few young people on the team.

I think they might gang up together and vote the older ones off, so I think Tony might be in some danger.

Round 2. In the bank, £1,000. Ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link - that's Ali. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In canned food, skipjack or bonito is a species of which fish often sold in tins in the UK?

-Tuna.

-The most northerly lighthouse in the British Isles is on a small island called what?

Muckle Flugga or Fraggle Rock?

-Fraggle Rock.

-No, Muckle Flugga.

In Spanish, which form of address is used for a married woman and is the equivalent of the English "Mrs"?

-Senora.

-In the animal kingdom, lions that have manes are members of which sex?

-Male.

-In expressions, what J is a person said to hit when making a large financial gain?

-Joy.

-The jackpot.

Which 1942 Disney film tells the story of a young forest deer whose mother is killed by hunters?

-Bambi.

-A famous sonnet by William Shakespeare begins, "Shall I compare thee to a" what?

Summer's day or winter's tale?

-Winter's tale.

-Summer's day.

The music mogul, talent contest judge and TV executive born in Brighton in 1959 is Simon who?

-Cowell.

-The Vatican is the administrative centre

of which denomination of the Christian church?

-Catholic.

-In definitions, what C means hard, dry and brittle in the singular,

but in the plural is a snack made from thinly sliced potatoes?

-Crisp.

-Bank!

-At a golf course, the clubhouse bar is referred to informally as the 19th what?

-Hole.

-The small, low vehicle attached to a motorbike for carrying passengers is known by what name?

-Sidecar.

-In US politics, since 1953,

the official country retreat of the President has been called Camp David or Macho Fred?

-Camp David.

-In pop music, which singer had a UK No.1 single in 1984

with the song I Just Called To Say I Love You?

-Stevie Wonder.

-What "O" is the name for a fertile spot in a desert

that usually has surface water supporting plant growth?

-Oasis.

-Correct...

-Bank!

The actors and the technical staff who have worked on a film

are collectively known by the alliterative term, cast and what?

-Crew.

-In ornithology, what four-letter name is given to the type of feathers of the eider duck

that are used for quilts and duvets?

-Pass.

-Down.

In the children of celebrities, Britney Spears gave her son born in 2005 which middle name?

Preston or Blackburn?

-Preston.

-In food retail in the 1890s,

Henry Heinz coined the advertising slogan, 57 what?

-Varieties.

-Bank!

-In language, what P is a term said to derive from the Latin for "foot..."

Time's up. You won £450.

You had a chain of nine correct answers, so you could have got the target.

You didn't even get half of it. Whose fault was that? Who's going down faster than interest rates?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

Nicola is the Strongest Link because she answered the most questions correctly.

Statistically, the Weakest Link is Donna, but will the votes follow the facts?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Donna.

Donna.

Gareth.

Tony.

Tony.

Gareth.

-Tony.

-Tony.

-What do you do, Mick?

-I'm a new car delivery driver.

-What sort of cars?

-Ford Mondeos, most of them. They're fleet cars.

When you're driving the Ford Mondeo, where are you driving it from?

-From Ipswich.

-Yeah.

-To anywhere in the United Kingdom.

-Oh.

Do you sometimes pretend you're doing something glamorous?

No. No, I've done that. I've done glamorous jobs.

-What was your glamorous job?

-Working on the docks at Felixstowe. I was on the docks for 34 years.

Do you get excited if the Mondeo is a particular colour?

Not the colour, no. The trim maybe, the specification.

Oh. Like what?

-Cruise control.

-That excites you?

-Yeah.

When you get the car from Ipswich to wherever, how do you get home?

Generally, there's a return car. It's a replacement for an older car.

-So you're not one of those guys at the start of the motorway, hitching a lift?

-No, don't need to do that.

If there's not a return car, it's back on the train or a one-way hire.

-But you always have your number plates with you?

-Sometimes.

-So everyone knows what you do?

-Yeah.

-They don't know it's Mondeos.

-No.

-A woman could chat you up on the train, thinking you drove Aston Martins.

-Could do.

-Why Tony?

-He sticks in my mind as the first one to get a question wrong.

-What do you do, Phil?

-I'm an IT consultant, Anne.

-Really? Or are you just showing off?

No, I am. Honestly.

-So you live in a big house somewhere?

-No, no. It's quite a modest house.

-Where?

-In Chelmsford in Essex.

What's your particular specialist subject in IT?

-Um...

-Take as long as you like because we're just all absolutely passionate about IT(!)

-I specialise in document printing.

-Yes. How long have you not had a girlfriend?

-I do have a girlfriend.

-You're someone in IT who has a girlfriend? That's fantastic.

-I'm very lucky.

-You are. You're very unusual.

-What's your girlfriend called?

-Pamela.

-Pamela what?

-Pratt.

Pamela Pratt. So you live in a house in Chelmsford with Pamela Pratt?

I don't actually live with her.

-Pamela Pratt has her own house?

-Yes, she does.

-Does she live in the same area of Chelmsford?

-She lives four doors away.

-So you live in a big house on your own...

-Only until next week, actually.

Oh. Is Pamela Pratt moving in?

-No, I'm actually moving in with her at weekends.

-Are you? How did you get to that decision?

Because I'm going to be working away during the week.

There's no point in me having my house when I can rent it out.

-It's about time I moved in with my girlfriend.

-But only weekends?

Yes. I'll be away in the week.

-Are you sure Pamela Pratt hasn't got someone else during the week?

-I'm definite, Anne.

-Are you gonna marry Pamela Pratt?

-Eventually.

Isn't she silly not to get a deal before she lets you stay weekends?

-I'm sure she's lucky to have me at weekends.

-What does Pamela Pratt do?

-She's an insurance broker.

-You must be such an interesting pair in the pub(!)

-Yeah.

-Why Tony?

I think it was Fraggle Rock that actually stuck in my mind.

-Why did that stick in your mind?

-Because I watched it as a child.

Tony, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

The best thing about today was meeting Anne Robinson in the flesh.

I didn't realise how tiny she is really.

But she's quite pretty for her age.

Round 3. In the bank, £1,450. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link - that's Nicola. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

What's the name for the races in which athletes run at full speed such as the 100 and 200 metres?

-Sprint.

-In TV, The Muppet Show featured a zoologically improbable romance between a pig

and which other species of animal?

-A frog.

-On board a ship, the galley is the usual term for the bathroom or kitchen?

-Kitchen.

-In music, what was the surname of two well-known Viennese composers both called Johann

and of an unrelated German one called Richard?

-Strauss.

-In maths, what is the positive square root of 25?

-Five.

-Bank!

-In human biology, what T is the name for the masses of lymphatic tissue in the throat

that help to defend against bacteria?

-Tonsils.

-An annual public holiday is held in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and Montserrat

to celebrate which Christian saint?

-Saint Patrick.

-Correct.

In computing, which word means to switch back and forth between two states? Haggle or toggle?

-Toggle.

-In British politics, from 1999 to 2006, the leader of the Liberal Democrats was Charles who?

-Kennedy.

-In definitions, what H is a term for a piece of gossip or rumour usually spread by word of mouth

and of an untrustworthy nature?

-Hearsay.

-Bank!

-Johnny Depp based his Pirates Of The Caribbean character Jack Sparrow

on which member of The Rolling Stones?

-Keith Richards.

-In the UK, an organisation such as a charity

that has no intention of making money and is exempt from tax is described as non what?

-Profitable.

-I'll accept.

The collective autobiography of Girls Aloud was published in 2008 with what title?

Dreams That Glitter or Promises That Fade?

-Dreams That Glitter.

-What is the term for the meat obtained from young calves?

-Beef.

-Veal.

In a standard game of darts, what is the highest score attainable with a single dart?

-50.

-60. In Arabic, what "I" is a word that means submission to God

and is the religion founded by Muhammad in the early 7th century?

-Islam.

-In TV, the 2009 sitcom starring Caroline Quentin

as the mother of a modern-day extended family is entitled Life Of whom?

-Don't know.

-Riley.

In the water industry, what male-sounding term is the name given to a deep opening in a road,

leading down to the sewers?

-Drain.

-Manhole. In Australian wildlife...

Time's up. I can't complete the question.

You won £600. This time you had a chain of 13 correct answers.

Who keeps banking and stopping you from getting the target?

Who's too weird even for Celebrity Big Brother?

Who's appearing in Goodbye magazine? Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

According to the statistics, Mick is the Strongest Link.

The Weakest Link is Ali, but will the team notice that?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Phil.

Nicola.

Donna.

Phil.

Ali.

-Nicola.

-Ali.

We have a tie, team.

Phil, Nicola and Ali have two votes each.

-What do you do, Donna?

-I'm a chartered surveyor.

-Who do you work for?

-A company called ATD and I build houses.

-What sort of houses?

-Nice, big ones.

-Are they high spec?

-They are very high spec.

-Do they have beer cellars?

-No, they don't.

-Do they have fat fryers in the bedroom?

-No, big fridges and nice wine racks.

-"Frudges"?

-Fridges.

-Why do they need big "frudges"?

-To put all their healthy-eating food in.

-Why Ali?

-Because she got the veal question wrong.

-Ali, why Nicola?

-Just cos it was the next person I noticed that got a question wrong after me.

-So it was the first one for me to write down.

-James, imagine you're in the magistrates court.

-OK.

-You're representing three suspects.

-Yeah.

-OK, one's called Phil, one's called Nicola and one's called Ali.

-Yeah.

Which one do you think is guilty?

I think it's a very, very tough call. All three are guilty.

-I thought the person who committed the most serious crime was Phil.

-What did he do?

-He got a question wrong I knew quite comfortably.

-What was it?

-It was to do with drains.

-What to do with drains?

-I can't remember precisely.

You'll be a solicitor with a bad memory who never goes to court?

-Not everyone is as perfect as you, Anne.

-No. Thank goodness for that!

When the vote's tied, the Strongest Link casts the deciding vote and the Strongest Link was Mick.

-Why Phil?

-It sticks in my mind that he got the last question of the round wrong.

You've got a choice now. You can stick with Phil or you can choose Nicola or Ali.

-I'll stick with Phil. It's only fair.

-Phil, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

James won't make a very good solicitor.

I think he got it wrong in voting for me as the most serious criminal.

The most serious criminal was him voting me off.

Round 4. In the bank, £2,050. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link - that's Mick. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In UK post-graduate education, Doctor of Philosophy is represented by which three-letter abbreviation?

-PhD.

-In 1912 in Missouri, a US army captain called Albert Berry

became one of the first men to jump out of an aeroplane using which safety device?

-Parachute.

-In European geography, what "A" is the English term for a person

who is a native or inhabitant of the capital city of Greece?

-An "Athonian".

-I'll accept.

-Bank!

-In a phrase including the word for the tender flesh under the fingernails,

a person who is deeply offended is said to be cut to the what?

-Pass.

-Quick. In maths, what is one fifth of 100?

Twen... Twenty.

In pop music, the Scottish group Biffy Clyro had a UK hit single in 2008 with what title?

Mountains or Molehills?

-Mountains.

-What is the two-syllable rhyming term for an outing for which food is prepared in advance

to be eaten in the open air?

-Picnic.

-In medieval history, what K was a military rank for a mounted soldier conferred on those

who had completed their service as a page and a squire?

-Knight.

-In construction, concrete is made from an aggregate of sand, water, gravel, stones

and which other vital ingredient?

-Cement.

-Bank!

-In tennis, between 1993 and 2000, which US player won the Wimbledon men's singles title...

-Pete Sampras.

-In art, the smile of a woman depicted in the Mona Lisa by Leonardo

is commonly described as being what? Egocentric or enigmatic?

-Egocentric.

-No, enigmatic.

The video arcade game launched in 1981 that featured a large ape throwing barrels at a fat carpenter

had the two-word name Donkey what?

-Kong.

-In weather, what G means a wind of considerable strength

and was Dorothy's very apt surname in The Wizard Of Oz?

-Gale.

-In the UK, which word for a spout used to regulate the flow of liquid from a hose

is derived from a slang term for the nose?

-Nozzle.

-The phrase "treading the boards" refers to someone working on a building site or on stage?

-On stage.

-Bank!

In music, which word precedes the letter C to make the name of a note at the centre of a standard...

-Crotchet.

-Middle.

Time's up. You won £600.

But who's logged on to No Friends Reunited? Who'd make Andy Murray look cheerful?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

James is the Weakest Link because he gave the most wrong answers.

Gareth is statistically the Strongest Link, but whose game is over?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Ali.

James.

Ali.

Ali.

-Ali.

-Ali.

-What do you do, Nicola?

-I'm a supply planner.

-Supplying what?

-Paint.

-How long have you been doing that?

-About two months.

-When you got the job, were you excited?

Previously, I worked in a factory that supplied cardboard boxes, so I was very excited to supply paint.

-Were you overcome with emulsion?

-No, it's paint for ships and oil rigs.

Do you have paint that goes on "bug frudges"?

-Sorry?

-Do you have paint that goes on "bug" fridges?

-No, we don't do paint for fridges, no.

-Why Ali?

-She was a bit nervous and stuttered on her answers.

-Gareth...

-Hello, Anne.

-Have you got a "bug frudge"?

-No, I haven't got a "bug" fridge.

Have you got anything "bug"?

This is a daytime TV programme. I'm only joking!

-Do you keep fit?

-Yeah, definitely.

-So have you got a little "frudge"?

Yeah, we've got a little fridge, not one of those tall ones.

-Who's "we"?

-I live with two of my friends I went to university with.

-You haven't got a girlfriend?

-Yes.

-What's she called?

-Katie.

-Has she got a "bug frudge"?

-Yeah, she's got one in her house.

Why Ali?

Only because...I stuttered on a question, so did she, but...

It's not all about you, Gareth.

-So did she, but then she got a question wrong.

-Ali, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I think the team are doing really well because they're remembering to bank the money.

They're on target with their questions and are knowledgeable.

Anne showed quite a bit of interest in Peter Shilton.

Once I get back to work, I'll put in a good word for her.

Round 5. In the bank, £2,650. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link - gorgeous Gareth. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In UK traffic signs, a black depiction of a fence or steam train inside a red triangle

warns of a barrier point called a level what?

-Crossing.

-What J was the name given to the famous elephant exhibited at London Zoo in the 1800s

and later bought by the US showman PT Barnum?

-Pass.

-Jumbo. In botany, the fragrant climbing plant,

sometimes called woodbine, that produces large amounts of nectar, is a honey what?

-Suckle.

-The name of which South American capital city literally means "good airs"?

-Buenos Aires.

-In TV, in 2008,

Helen Skelton and Joel Defries started as new presenters on which long-running children's show?

-Blue Peter.

-In marine life, the organ in the body of a bony fish that fills with air

and enables it to remain at depth in water is called the swim what?

-Pass.

-Bladder. In the story A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens,

what E is the first name of the miserly character Scrooge?

-Ebenezer.

-In the UK singles chart, which group spent 15 weeks at No.1 in 1994

with their version of the song Love Is All Around?

-Wet Wet Wet.

-In rugby union, which leading English club is often referred to as Sarries?

-Saracens.

-In biology, what's the term for the light sensitive area situated at the back of the eye?

-Retina.

-In film, The Magnificent Stranger was the title of a 1967 western

until days before it was screened when it was changed to A Fistful Of what?

-Money.

-Dollars. On a map, a circular diagram showing directions

is known by what name? A compass rose or a quadrant tulip?

-Compass rose.

-Bank!

-In UK politics, which former EU commissioner joked that it was third time lucky in 2008

when he returned to the Cabinet as Business Secretary?

-Peter Mandelson.

-In modern literature, the novel by Tom Wolfe originally published in 1987

is The Bonfire Of The what?

-Vanities.

-In maths, what "I" is the general term for the system of weights and measures

that includes stones, miles and pints?

-Imperial.

-Bank!

Time's up. Your "bank" was in time which was just as well.

You won £120, but who's now blameless and who's now clueless?

Who's dependable and who's now disposable?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

Gareth goes from being the Strongest Link in the last round to the Weakest Link in this.

Statistically, the Strongest Link is Nicola, but how will the votes go?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Gareth.

James.

-Gareth.

-James.

James.

-Donna, why James?

-Because he got a couple wrong and he got a couple wrong in previous rounds as well.

-Gareth, did you think James was the worst player?

-He was on par with me.

He was the only other person that got a question wrong. These three were quite strong.

James, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I feel my own performance could have been better, it could have been worse.

I'm not too disappointed. Hopefully, the boys back in Sheffield won't take the mick out of me too much.

I'd say it was a close-run thing between me and Anne, the banter.

It was given quite evenly by both sides, but I think I just edged it.

Round 6. In the bank, £2,770. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link - that's Nicola. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

On a cricket pitch, what is the line four feet in front of the wicket,

indicating the position of the batsman?

-Pass.

-Crease. In children's TV, the 1970s and '80s sports game show hosted by Ron Pickering,

featuring teams representing their schools, was We Are The what?

-Champions.

-In definitions, a troglodyte is a person who lives in which type of dwelling?

A cave or a caravan?

-A cave.

-In England, the set of official rules on rural behaviour,

such as keeping dogs under control and taking litter home, is The Countryside what?

-Code.

-In the street, what B can mean a box housing a telephone and also a covered stall at a market?

-Pass.

-Booth.

In celebrity weddings, which US actress married the actor Ryan Reynolds in 2008

at a Canadian wilderness resort?

-Pass.

-Scarlett Johansson.

Which element with the chemical symbol "Ar" is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere

after nitrogen and oxygen?

-Carbon dioxide.

-Argon.

In radio, guests who appear on Desert Island Discs

are allowed to take a religious book or an inflatable raft?

-A religious book.

-In travel, the body responsible for UK rail fares and known by the acronym ATOC

is the Association of Train Operating what?

-Traffic.

-Companies.

In pop music, which British singer released albums in the 1990s

entitled Listen Without Prejudice Volume 1, Older and Songs From The Last Century?

-Pass.

-George Michael. What K is the name of the county

that includes the westernmost point of Ireland?

-Knock.

-Kerry.

In gardening, which device for cutting grass was invented in 1830 by the Englishman Edwin Budding?

-Lawn mower.

-Bank!

-In language, which word for a celebration is derived from the Latin

for "farewell to eating meat"? Carnival or festival?

-Festival.

-Time's up. The correct answer was carnival.

And you won just £20.

So, should Nicola be painted out? Is Donna too "bug" for her boots?

Perhaps Mick hasn't delivered?

Or maybe Gareth is just a pretty face?

Time to vote off the Weakest Link.

As the only player to get all her answers wrong, Nicola is the Weakest Link.

Gareth is statistically the Strongest Link, but who will the team want off?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Gareth.

Nicola.

-Nicola.

-Nicola.

-Mick, why Nicola?

-I don't believe she got any of her questions right.

-Donna, why Nicola?

-I thought her questions were quite hard, but I don't think she got any right.

She didn't. Nicola, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I think that Donna will probably win.

I tried to vote her out in one round when she passed on a question, but no-one else voted for her.

Round 7. In the bank, £2,790. Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the Strongest Link - that's Gareth. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

Clouded yellow and chalkhill blue are both species of which insect?

-Butterfly.

-In Greek mythology, what T is the collective name for the gigantic beings who ruled the world

before they were overthrown by Zeus?

-Pass.

-Titans.

In physics, in 1932 in Cambridge, John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton became the first men

to split which microscopic entity?

-The atom.

-In football, the Italian former Chelsea player appointed manager of West Ham United in 2008

is Gianfranco who?

-Zola.

-Bank!

-In geology, the area around Whitby on the North Yorkshire coast is famous

as a source of a gemstone called jumbo or jet?

-Jet.

-In US TV, the series called Angel was a spin-off from which other long-running fantasy show?

-Buffy.

-I'll accept.

In early English history, what W was the name of the kingdom of the West Saxons?

-Pass.

-Wessex.

In music, which device used to set the tempo of a piece consists of a pyramid with a double pendulum?

-Triangle.

-Metronome.

In art, what is the English name of the sculpture by Rodin

that features a solitary person apparently deep in thought?

-The Thinker.

-In psychology, a common test requires a patient to interpret the shape formed by what?

An ink blot or a soup stain?

-An ink blot.

-In film sequels, the 1998 comedy adventure about a young porcine character

is called Babe: Pig In The what?

-City.

-Bank!

-In outdoor clothing, which type of coat that bears the name of a Belgian town

has a hood and is fastened at the front with toggles?

-Duffel coat.

-Bank!

-In literature, according to the poem entitled An Essay On Man...

Time's up and you've won £170.

In Round 8, you get the chance to treble what you bank. Before that, time to vote off the WEAKEST Link.

For the first time in the game, Donna is the Strongest Link.

The Weakest Link statistically is Mick, but who will lose out in the final vote?

Voting over. It's time to reveal who you think is the Weakest Link.

Gareth.

Mick.

Mick.

-Donna, why Mick?

-Cos he got a couple wrong.

-Gareth, why Mick?

-Cos he got more wrong than Donna.

-Only one more wrong than you.

-True, but one more wrong.

Mick, you are the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I'm more than happy to have got as far as I did.

At least that should avoid a lot of ribbing which I would have got if I was out in the early rounds.

Round 8. In the bank, £2,960.

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

We'll start with the Strongest Link - that's Donna. Let's play the Weakest Link. Start the clock.

In definitions, what D is an informal word for a short, simple song?

-Ditty.

-The 20th century US President born Leslie Lynch King Junior was better known as Gerald who?

-Roosevelt.

-Ford.

In industrial relations, a strike that is called without notice is a thunder strike or lightning strike?

-Lightning.

-In the arts, the tap dance in which the performer wears specially adapted footwear

is known as the soft-shoe what?

-Tap.

-Shuffle. What G is the name of the country on the west coast of Africa

that is almost entirely surrounded by Senegal?

-Gambia.

-In pop music, the original members of which group formed in the early 1970s

included Bryan Ferry on vocals and Brian Eno on synthesiser?

-Queen.

-Roxy Music. The type of joint used for picture frames where pieces of wood fit together

to form a right angle is called a bishop or mitre?

-Mitre.

-Bank!

-In espionage, the British intelligence agent Harold Philby,

who was exposed as a Soviet spy in 1963, was better known by what first name?

Can you repeat the question?

In espionage, the British intelligence agent Harold Philby,

who was exposed as a Soviet spy in 1963, was better known by what first name?

Pass.

Time's up. You won just £20. We will treble that.

It gives you prize money today of £3,020.

There can only be one winner. Up to five questions each. If there's a tie, it's Sudden Death.

So, Donna and Gareth, for £3,020,

let's play the Weakest Link.

-Donna, as the Strongest Link in the last round, you have the choice of who goes first.

-Can I go first?

Donna, in road transport, in an alphabetical list of animal names

used for pedestrian crossings in the UK, which one comes last?

-Zebra.

-Correct. Gareth, in UK geography,

which river in South Wales flows into the Taff at Pontypridd

and gives its name to a valley famous for its coal-mining villages?

-The River Severn.

-The correct answer is Rhondda.

Donna, which German fashion designer has a surname

that sounds like a combination of the names of an alcoholic drink

which can be described as fizzy

and a fabric sometimes described as fuzzy?

-Lagerfeld.

-That is the correct answer.

Gareth, in the New Testament, the beggar at the gates of the rich man

and the brother of Martha and Mary who was raised from the dead

share what name?

-Peter.

-The correct answer is Lazarus.

Donna, in the Olympics, what is the full name of the US athlete

who won the gold medal in the 400 metres in 1996

and retained his title at the Sydney games four years later?

-Lewis Carl.

-The correct answer is Michael Johnson.

Gareth, the 2008 film How To Lose Friends And Alienate People

was adapted from the book by which British journalist

about his time spent working in New York?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is Toby Young.

Donna, in science, which form of calcium sulphate

got its three-word name from its origins

in the quarries of Montmartre in the French capital?

-Chalk.

-The correct answer is plaster of Paris.

Gareth, in West End theatre,

after Judi Dench snapped her Achilles tendon during rehearsals

for the musical Cats in 1981,

which other actress originated the role of Grizabella?

-Helen Mirren.

-The correct answer is Elaine Paige.

That means, Donna, you are today's Strongest Link

and you go away with £3,020.

Gareth, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

I feel pretty wounded getting to the final and not securing the money.

Anne thinks she has a good imitation of a Scottish accent,

but it's one of the worst I've ever heard. It's dreadful.

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