30/11/2011 Weakest Link

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

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

The others will leave with nothing when voted off as the weakest link.

Welcome to the Weakest Link.

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

They've only just met,

but to get the prize money they'll have to work together.

However, eight will leave with nothing,

as round by round, we lose the player voted the weakest link.

Let's meet the team.

I'm Graeme, I'm 39, I'm from Keswick in Cumbria and I'm a chef.

I'm Steffi, I'm 19, I'm from Cheltenham and I'm a PR student.

I'm Dave, I'm 45, I'm from Doncaster and I'm a prison officer.

I'm Eileen, I'm 65, I'm from Bradford

and I'm a retired civil servant.

I'm Phil, I'm 22, I'm from Lytham St Annes and I'm a nursery nurse.

I'm Zoe, I'm 32, I live in Birmingham

and I'm a compliance officer.

I'm Paul, aged 56, from Bungay in Suffolk and I'm an art dealer.

I'm Wendy, I'm 26, I'm from Newtown in mid-Wales

and I'm an active young people coordinator.

I'm Toby, 19, from Cambridge, and I'm an aeronautics student.

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

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

Break the chain, and you lose all the money in that chain.

Say "Bank" before the question is asked and the money is safe.

Round One. Three minutes on the clock.

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

that's you, Dave.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

First question is for £20. Start the clock.

Dave, in dining etiquette,

which item of cutlery is conventionally used to eat soup?

-A spoon.

-Correct.

Eileen, in vocabulary, which three-letter word meaning to pull

is the word "gut" spelt backwards?

-Tug.

-Correct.

Phil, in childcare, traditionally a baby's nappy was secured

with which fastening device, a safety pin or a bulldog clip?

-A safety pin.

-Correct.

Zoe, in maths, what is 8 minus 1?

-Seven.

-Correct.

Paul, in human anatomy,

the Adam's apple is more prominent in adult members of which sex?

-Male.

-Correct.

Wendy, in sport which common liquid precedes polo and skiing

to give the names of two activities?

-Er, jump.

-Water.

Toby, in education, what G is the name of a school subject

that is the study of the world, its features and its inhabitants?

-Geography.

-Correct.

Graeme, the fable by Aesop about raising a false alarm

and then not being believed even when telling the truth

is called The Boy Who Cried what?

-Wolf.

-Correct.

Steffi, in charades, when a player draws an invisible rectangle

in the air it indicates that the answer is the title

of a work in which medium?

-TV.

-Correct.

-Dave.

-Bank.

In expressions, the phrase "Yo heave ho" was originally used

by which group of workers, sailors or librarians?

-Sailors.

-Correct.

Eileen, in the late 18th century, the political upheaval

in France that led to the end of the monarchy

became known as the French what?

-Revolution.

-Correct.

Phil, in physics, in a traditional rainbow,

which colour comes between orange and green?

-Erm...purple.

-Yellow.

Zoe, in the animal kingdom, a very small, thick-coated

breed of horse originating in north Scotland

is called the Shetland what?

-Pony.

-Correct.

Paul, in time measurement, there are how many minutes in half an hour?

-30.

-Correct.

Wendy, in personal appearance,

wrinkles on the face at either side of the eyes

are known colloquially by what name, hen's toes or crow's feet?

-Crow's feet.

-Correct.

-Toby.

-Bank.

In refreshments, the name of which hot beverage is pronounced

the same as the 20th letter of the English alphabet?

-Tea.

-Correct.

Graeme, in pastimes, the hokey cokey,

the fandango and the jitterbug are all types of which leisure activity?

-Dancing.

-Correct.

Steffi, in the 2003 film Love Actually, Hugh Grant

played a character who holds which senior government post?

-Erm, the gover... Erm, Prime Minister.

-I'll accept.

-Dave.

-Bank.

-In European art,

a dragon is typically depicted as a creature

with the ability to breathe what, ice or fire?

-Fire.

-Correct.

-Eileen.

-Bank.

In TV, the game show first broadcast in 1979

in which contestants had to...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up, you only won £320. Why was that?

Who's a hot property and who should be repossessed?

Who's as fruitless as a Scottish diet?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

With the most correct answers, Dave is the strongest link.

The statistics show that Wendy is the weakest link,

but who will be the first to take the walk of shame?

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

Wendy.

Wendy.

Phil.

Phil.

Wendy.

Wendy.

Phil.

Phil.

Phil.

-Where are you from, Wendy?

-A place called Newtown in mid-Wales.

You know you lost the team £300?

Yes, I do, and I do feel very bad about that.

-That could buy a house where you live, couldn't it?

-I wish it could!

-And what do you do, Wendy?

-I'm an active young people coordinator.

-So you're a sports teacher?

-Yes.

-With young children?

-Yes.

So how do you motivate them when they're playing a game?

Let them all sort of have fun, and we sometimes reward them all.

-So it's non-competitive?

-Yes, mostly.

-Yes.

That's why the Olympics are never going to be in Cardiff.

-Yes, probably.

-There'll be too many people on the podium.

-But at least we're all fit and healthy.

-In your opinion.

-Yes!

Why Phil?

Other than me, he was the only one to get a question wrong.

-What do you do, Toby?

-I'm a student at the moment.

What are you studying?

It's an aviation degree

with a commercial pilot's licence next year.

-Don't you have to have good eyesight to be a pilot?

-Yes.

Well, how can you see with that fringe?

Well, I have to say it's getting cut off next week, so we'll all good.

Put your board down. What's your favourite sort of aeroplane?

-Boeing 737.

-OK, move over towards Wendy.

You're a Boeing 737.

Turn sideways.

The other way.

-OK. Where are you taking off from?

-London Stansted.

Oh, you're going to be a cheap flight pilot?

Probably, yeah! It's quite likely!

-Are your wings out?

-Yeah, why not?

-So where are you going?

-Edinburgh. Or Glasgow.

Yes, going on short-haul flights, are you?

-Yes.

-You're going to have a really exciting career!

OK, off you go.

I can't believe this is going on national TV. There we go.

-And then we land it at Glasgow.

-Your wing went all funny then!

It's quite a camp Boeing 737!

-Are you a bit camp?

-I don't know.

-I have a girlfriend, but...

-Put your board up.

Why Phil?

Well, to be honest with you, Anne, I wanted to vote for Wendy

but I couldn't remember her name.

Why do you have to say so much when I just ask you a simple question?

What do you want me to say to that?

I want to know why you've voted for Phil.

That's what I was saying. I was voting for Wendy,

but I couldn't remember her name.

Eileen, today, have you come as Dame Edna or Ronnie Barker?

Dame Edna.

-Yes. And where have you come from?

-I've come from Bradford.

-And what you do in Bradford?

-I'm retired.

-Oh.

How do you keep yourself busy and not be annoying to the community?

-I sing in a choir.

-Do you?

-Heavy metal?

-No.

-No.

-A classical choir.

-So what can you sing?

-I Dreamed A Dream.

-Oh, wonderful! Put your board down.

Off you go, then.

# I dreamed a dream in time gone by

# When hope was high

# And life worth living. #

Are those your own glasses?

-I chose them because I like to be a bit different.

-Yes.

Put your board up.

-And why do you want to get rid of Phil?

-He got a question wrong.

Phil, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Pretty let down that I was voted off first,

I could have done better and could have answered better,

but it's the questions you get and the answer you give on the spot

when your mind just goes ...and goes blank.

Round Two. In the bank, £320.

We're now taking ten seconds off your time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Dave, in the layout of a home,

the term en suite is most commonly used to refer to a bathroom

that is directly connected to which other room?

-The bedroom.

-Correct.

Eileen, in charities, the full name of the environmental pressure group

launched in the UK in 1971 is Friends Of The what?

-Earth.

-Correct.

Zoe, in UK geography,

the name of which island is often abbreviated to the letters IOW?

-Isle of Wight.

-Correct.

Paul, in expressions, the phrase for a difficult situation

derived from a cricket term for a damp surface on which the ball

bounces erratically is a what wicket?

-Sticky.

-Correct.

-Wendy.

-Bank.

In a standard modern pack of 54 playing cards,

there are how many jokers?

-Two.

-Correct.

Toby, in Chinese restaurants, the egg dish that is similar

to an omelette is called what, foo yung or Fu Manchu?

-Foo yung.

-Correct.

Graeme, in maths, what is 905 minus 10?

-895.

-Correct.

Steffi, in construction, what B

is the single-word name for a very common building material,

often coloured red, that has been fired in a kiln?

-Brick?

-Correct.

-Dave.

-Bank.

-In fiction,

the 1956 novel by Ian Fleming with a title

that was inspired by an advertising slogan first used in the 1940s

is Diamonds Are what?

-Forever.

-Correct.

Eileen, in lighting,

the small cylindrical devices that control the current

when fluorescent tubes are switched on are called what,

starters or desserts?

-Starters.

-Correct.

Zoe, in celebrities, which award for an attractive physical attribute

was won in 2011 by the TV presenters Carol Vorderman and Anton du Beke?

-Rear Of The Year.

-Correct.

Paul, in the canine world, what C is the name of a type of dog

that has different breeds known as bearded, rough and border?

-Collie.

-Correct.

Wendy, in geography,

the rivers Congo and Niger

flow through the western part of which continent?

-Africa.

-Correct.

Toby, in English education, a member of the body that appoints the staff

of a state school and manages its budget is known as a school what?

-Secretary.

-Governor.

Graeme, in fashion, a style of jacket

elasticated at the waist and cuff

and originally modelled on those worn by the US aircrews

is called is called a what, bloomer or bomber?

-Bomber.

-Correct.

Steffi, in expressions, someone who is highly amused

is often described as being tickled what colour?

-Pink?

-Correct.

-Dave.

-Bank.

-In pop music,

which London-born Australian singer had UK hit singles in the 1990s

with the songs Flava and Mysterious Girl?

-Kylie Minogue.

-Peter Andre.

Eileen, in finance, what B is the legal term

for people or companies who are recognised by a...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up.

You won £450,

but you actually had a chain of 13 correct answers.

Who kept banking? Who prevented you getting to the 1,000?

Who's thicker than Liam Gallagher's eyebrows?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Wendy is now the strongest link.

The weakest link is Toby, but will the other players realise that?

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

Toby.

Dave.

Toby.

Toby.

Toby.

Toby.

Dave.

Dave.

-Graeme.

-Yes?

-Why have you dressed up as a match today?

As a match? I thought I'd match you, Anne.

As you're losing your hair,

why would you want to draw attention to it?

Takes the attention away from my personality, I suppose.

-Which personality is that?

-Exactly.

-And what do you do, Graeme?

-I'm a chef.

So you cook a lot of chicken ding?

No, no, I'm not a chef du ping.

-Aren't you?

-No. We cook all our own produce.

And I suppose if your hair goes in the food you can spot it, can't you?

Well, yeah, this is true as well, yeah.

It's a bit like when you have to wear a blue bandage

if you cut yourself.

With my red hair you can spot it if it's in any food.

-Why Toby?

-Because he failed to bank and then lost us £400, I think.

Where are you from, Dave?

Originally from Wales, Anne, but I now live in Doncaster.

And what do you do in Doncaster?

-I'm a prison officer.

-What's your speciality?

At the moment I'm running a residential unit, I'm a unit manager.

Is that for people who are having sleepovers?

HE LAUGHS I suppose you could call it an extended sleepover,

for probably something like 20, 25 years.

And what do you do to stop you being a hard-nosed prison officer?

Erm, I do a little bit of amateur dramatics.

-So you can sing, can you?

-I think I can sing, yeah.

OK, put your board down.

-What are you going to sing?

-How about Mustang Sally?

-Just get on with it.

-Right, here we go.

# Mustang Sally!

# I bess you... # Oh - shall I start again, Anne?

No, just don't bother. Put your board up.

-Why Toby?

-He lost us a lot of money. Simple as that.

Toby! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think my friends will have to laugh at me

doing a camp aircraft impression of my favourite aircraft.

I'm not going to be able to live that down.

Round Three and you've won £770.

Another ten seconds off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Wendy. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In history,

Ephesus was the site of which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World -

the Statue of Zeus or the Temple of Artemis?

-Temple.

-I'll accept.

In literature, which word goes between "Hans"

and "Andersen" to make the full name of a 19th-century Danish writer

well known for his fairy tales?

Christian.

In industrial unrest in the 1980s,

Arthur Scargill led a strike by the trades union

representing which group of workers?

-Miners.

-Bank.

In children's TV, the cartoon series about a group of babies

-first shown from 1991 is called Rug what?

-Rats.

In transport,

what H is the usual name for an arrangement of straps and fittings

by which a horse is hitched to a cart?

-Don't know.

-Harness.

In cookery,

the abbreviation "bicarb" is short for which word?

Bicarbonate.

In alchemy, the substance that could reputedly change

base metals into gold was called the what -

philosopher's stone or curate's egg?

Philosopher's stone.

In patriotic songs,

the English title of the Welsh national anthem is Land Of My what?

Fathers.

In US geography,

which city in California is named after St Francis of Assisi?

-Pass.

-San Francisco.

In celebrities, the Coronation Street actress

and former member of the group Hear'Say

who gave birth in 2011 to a girl called Polly is Kym who?

Marsh.

In phrases, the familiar name Old Nick

is used for what, the Devil or the deep blue sea?

The Devil.

In cinema, the 1999 film drama

starring Brad Pitt, about a secret society

whose members engage in physical combat, is called what Club?

-Brave Club.

-Fight.

In vocabulary, what B is a slang word

for an important person and sounds like a term for a large hairpiece?

Bigwig.

In fashion, a dress that leaves the very top of the torso bare

but covers all or part of the arms is described as off-the-what?

Shoulder.

In Cuba, it was announced in 2011 that for the first time

since the revolution in 1959,

people would be allowed to do what,

buy property or smoke cigars?

-Buy property.

-Bank.

According to a popular quotation,

rugby is a game played by gentlemen with odd-shaped what?

Balls.

In money, in 1994 the highest cash prize that could be

won in the UK with a single Premium Bond was raised to how much?

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

-Pass.

The correct answer was £1 million. You won £200.

Who's so dopey they could have arrived with six other dwarfs?

Who thinks Special K is a letter of the alphabet?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

For the second round in a row,

Wendy is the strongest link.

Statistically, Eileen is the weakest link.

But will the voting reflect reality?

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

Eileen.

Eileen.

Eileen.

Graeme.

Eileen.

Eileen.

Eileen.

-What do you do, Steffi?

-I'm a PR student.

-How long's the degree?

-Four years.

Four years, to become a PR?

Another two, you could become a doctor.

Or maybe not, in your case.

What do you want to do when you leave university?

Erm, work in the PR profession.

That would be a good idea.

Hopefully in London. Or a big city like that.

Yes. Do you know any other big cities?

-Yeah. Paris.

-Yeah...

-New York.

You speak French, do you?

-No, not really.

-No.

And any particular role or type of PR?

I'd quite like to do more of the marketing side.

-For who?

-Hopefully, like, a big brand, like Disney or something.

Perfect. So you're doing a Mickey Mouse degree,

and you hope to work for Disney.

-Yeah.

-Why Eileen?

Erm, she got two questions wrong.

-What do you do, Zoe?

-I'm a compliance officer.

-Yeah. Who for?

-For a bank.

And are you a pretty strait-laced sort of a girl?

Erm...not particularly.

Can you sing?

Can I sing? I can't sing well but I do like to sing, Anne.

-Yes. What can you sing?

-I like to do lots of different karaoke.

My favourite is Ice Ice Baby by Vanilla Ice.

Put your board down.

This is the compliance officer.

SHE RAPS: All right, stop - collaborate and listen

-Ice is back with...

-Have you started yet?

Something grabs a hold of me tightly

Flow like a harpoon daily and nightly

Will it ever stop - yo, I don't know

Turn off the lights, and I'll glow

-To the extreme, I rock a mic like a vandal...

-Thank you!

-Thanks, Anne.

-Put your board up.

-Why Eileen?

-She got two questions wrong

and it meant there was no money for me to bank.

Eileen, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The team seems to be going quite well after a disastrous first round

but I think they'll win a reasonable amount of money.

Round Four and in the bank £970.

Another ten seconds coming off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, that's Wendy. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In medicine,

what P is a three-letter term for a disease characterised by

a rash and follows "small" and "cow" in the names of two such conditions?

Pox.

In celebrity tributes,

in New York the area of Central Park called Strawberry Fields

is a memorial garden to which musician?

John Lennon.

In maths, what is 150 multiplied by 4?

-600.

-Bank.

In the UK media,

in the abbreviation of the name of a weekly national newspaper,

the initials MoS stand for what?

Mail on Sunday.

In British wildlife,

a tree creeper is which type of creature -

a bird or a reptile?

A bird.

In TV, the comedy series

first shown in 2011 starring Brendan O'Carroll in drag

as a loudmouthed Irish matriarch is called Mrs Brown's what?

-Sister?

-Boys.

In tennis, the surname of which

British former winner of the ladies' singles at Wimbledon

means to walk through deep water?

-Wade.

-I'll accept.

In Australian geography,

what D is the name of the port

-that is the northernmost state capital?

-Darwin.

In the Christian calendar, All Saints' Day

and All Souls' Day both fall in which month?

-March?

-November.

-Bank.

In pop music,

the 1972 UK number one single by Chuck Berry,

the title of which refers to

-a sound made by a bell is called My what?

-Ding-a-Ling.

In surgery, Crawford Williamson Long

is credited with having performed in 1842

the first operation using what, ether or stitches?

-Stitches.

-Ether.

In definitions, which five-letter word can mean a sales patter,

the slope of a roof and the quality of a musical note?

Pitch.

In African history,

what Z is the name of the country north of Zimbabwe

whose president from 1964 to 1991 was Kenneth Kaunda?

-Zambia.

-Bank.

In horse racing,

Hedgehunter, Silver Birch and Don't Push It

have all been 21st-century winners

of which steeplechase run at Aintree?

Grand National.

In TV, the politics programme This Week

and the travel series Great British Railway Journeys have both

featured which former Cabinet minister?

-Pass.

-Michael Portillo.

-Bank.

In occupations, the expression...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £150.

Who deserves a yellow card and who needs a condolence card?

Who's now a rock solid reject? Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

The statistics reveal that Graeme is the strongest link.

But will the team notice that?

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

Steffi.

Paul.

Paul.

Steffi.

Steffi.

Steffi.

-What do you do, Paul?

-I'm an art dealer, Anne.

Are you? In priceless works?

Designer glassware with Chinese paintings inside,

like a vase with a painting inside the vase...

What's the point of that?

It's unique. It's very clever.

-You can't see it if you've got flowers inside.

-You're not meant to put flowers in.

-So it's Chinese.

-Yes.

-Yeah.

So if you buy one, in half an hour you feel like another one, do you?

Hope so, yes!

Yeah. What else do you do?

I'm a member of the Cloud Appreciation Society, I look at clouds a lot of my time.

Yeah. So you don't like a blue sky.

Not really, no, unless there's lots of white clouds in it.

Yeah. No blue-sky thinking?

No. Lots of head in the clouds, though.

-And do you live alone?!

-No, no, I've got a wife and two children.

-Why Steffi?

-Er, she got two questions wrong, I'm afraid.

-Wendy from Wales...

-Yes?

-..who teaches children not to have any competitive instincts.

-That's it.

So, really you think everyone should win this game, do you?

Yeah, we're all winners for being here today.

Yeah. Gosh, do you teach in that annoying voice?

Hopefully not.

No. So you don't care whether you win.

-Cos it's the taking part.

-It's the taking part that counts.

And you've woken up a bit now.

Yeah, getting there!

-Do you want to just say "Jump"?

-Jump!

-Why Steffi?

-Er, she got...

Apart from the fact that she's young and very, very pretty.

WENDY LAUGHS

Yes. Two questions wrong, had to vote for her.

Steffi! You are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I think I knew that I would never win the Weakest Link,

but I enjoyed doing it.

Round Five. In the bank, £1,120.

Another ten seconds coming off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link, Graeme. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

In cinema, Carrie, Scarface and Dressed To Kill were all

directed by which American film-maker?

-Scorsese.

-Brian de Palma.

On a standard UK computer keyboard,

the Control key is represented by what four-letter abbreviation?

-CNTL?

-No, CTRL.

The 1999 play by Alan Bennett, adapted from his memoir,

about the woman who lived in his garden for many years

is entitled The Lady in the what?

-Pass.

-Van.

In a Monty Python sketch, an accountant called Mr Anchovy seeks

to shed his dull image by retraining as a tamer of which animals?

Lions.

In literature,

the 1992 autobiographical book by Nick Hornby entitled Fever Pitch

chronicles his obsession with which English football club?

-Blackburn.

-Arsenal.

In employment, items of equipment that are essential

for a particular job are known alliteratively as tools of the what?

Trade.

In English law,

Midsummer Day, Lady Day, Michaelmas and Christmas

are traditionally known by what name, double days or quarter days?

-Double days.

-Quarter days.

On the remote control of a television set,

what is the four-letter name of the button that allows the viewer

-temporarily to turn off the sound?

-Mute.

-Bank.

In military architecture,

what K is the term for the main tower

within the walls of a medieval castle?

Can you repeat the question, please?

In military architecture, what K is the term for the main tower

-within the walls of a medieval castle?

-Keep.

In sport, the yachtsman

who in the 1970s became the first person

to sail solo around the world

in a westerly direction is Chay who?

-Guevara.

-Blyth.

In politics, the commitment of a Government to adhere to a treaty

once it's been negotiated is called what, ratification or ruination?

Ratification.

Dave, in pop music, which Hollywood actor had UK hit singles in the '80s

with versions of the songs Respect Yourself and Under The Boardwalk?

-Bruce Willis.

-Correct.

Zoe, in the works of Oscar Wilde,

a line spoken by Lord Darlington in the play...

ENDOF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up and you only won £20.

Who thinks Che Guevara is a pizza restaurant?

Who thinks lobotomy was an Egyptian pharaoh?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

As the only player to get all their answers right, Paul is the strongest link.

Statistically, Wendy is the weakest link, but whose game is over?

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

Dave.

Wendy.

Wendy.

Dave.

Dave.

-Graeme, why Dave?

-I believe he got two questions wrong.

Wendy, why Dave?

-He got questions wrong, like a lot of us that round.

-Not as bad as you.

No, probably not.

Dave, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Anne spoke to me about my role as a prison officer

and it sort of made me wonder, maybe think,

that Anne would be a good prison officer herself

because she's difficult to read, firm but fair.

Round Six. In the bank, £1,140.

Another ten seconds off the time.

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

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Paul, in dressmaking,

what C is the seven-letter name of a very fine see-through fabric

traditionally made from silk?

-Cashmere.

-Chiffon.

Wendy, in nature,

which word meaning wandering or talking aimlessly is used

to describe the varieties of rose that climb freely and irregularly?

-Pass.

-Rambling.

Graeme, in the New Testament, Andrew and his brother Simon

worked as fishermen on the lake known as the Sea of where?

-Gali-LAY.

-I'll accept.

-Bank.

Zoe, in TV in 2011, Chief Inspector John Barnaby,

played by Neil Dudgeon,

appeared as the replacement for his cousin Tom in which crime series?

-Pass.

-Midsomer Murders.

Paul, in modern history from 1939-1975,

General Franco was the leader of which European country?

-Spain.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Wendy, in literature the 1997 film Jackie Brown was based on a novel

by Elmore Leonard called Rum what?

-Boys.

-Punch.

Graeme, a famous self-portrait depicting William Hogarth

and his dog has what title?

The Artist And His Afghan or The Painter And His Pug?

-The Painter And His Pug.

-Correct.

Zoe, in ventriloquism, the aristocratic dummy

that sat on the knee of Ray Alan was called Lord who?

-Pass.

-Charles.

Paul, in US geography, which word follows North and South

to make the name of two states named after a native American people?

-Carolina?

-Dakota.

Wendy, in the British monarchy,

what B was the familiar name used by the Royal Family,

for the prince who became King George VI?

-Pass.

-Bertie.

Graeme, in botany, the cinquefoil is a plant that usually has

how many lobes on each of its leaves?

-Three.

-Five.

Zoe, in 2010 a national census put the population of which country

at over 1.3 billion, exceeding that of India by more than 100 million?

-China.

-Correct. Paul.

-Bank.

-In soap operas, Woodbine Cottage...

ENDOFROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £60. So, perhaps you can't bank on Zoe?

Is Paul's judgment clouded?

Maybe Graeme isn't a perfect match?

Or will it be game over for Wendy?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having answered the most questions correctly,

Graeme is the strongest link.

According to the statistics, the weakest link is Wendy,

but will the votes pick up on the facts?

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

Zoe.

Paul.

Wendy.

Zoe.

-Graeme, why Zoe?

-Well, she got two questions wrong and I got one wrong.

-Unfortunately, she got two wrong.

-Wendy, why Zoe?

She got quite a few questions wrong, as did I. I had a very lucky escape.

Zoe, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I would have liked to have won some money but, overall,

I think my performance was good enough not to be embarrassed by.

Round Seven. In the bank, £1,200.

Another ten seconds coming off the time.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Graeme.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock.

Graeme, in society, the strong persuasive influence on young people

to behave like their friends is known alliteratively as peer what?

-Pressure.

-Correct.

Paul, in money, what A is the general term

for a large-scale campaign by a charity to raise money,

medical aid or food, often because of an emergency?

-Pass.

-Appeal.

Wendy, in literature, which poet wrote the 19th-century lines

usually known as Jerusalem that were later set to music by Hubert Parry?

-Pass.

-William Blake.

Graeme, in London, the street called Pall Mall

is named after a game thought to have developed into what -

netball or croquet?

-Croquet.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Paul, in the TV sitcom Roger And Val Have Just Got In,

first shown in 2010,

the title characters are played by Alfred Molina and which actress?

-Wendy Craig.

-Dawn French.

Wendy, in English geography, what O is the main river flowing

through Ipswich that was used as a pen name for a well-known author?

-O.

-The Orwell.

Graeme, in film, in the title of a 2005 thriller

starring Ralph Fiennes and Rachel Weisz,

which adjective meaning unchanging precedes the word gardener?

-Pass.

-Constant.

Paul, in military aviation, the corporation that designed

the first Soviet jet fighter is known by what name - MiG or Mungo?

-MiG.

-Correct.

Wendy, during the 1940s, the Oscar-winning actress Jane Wyman

was married to which future US President?

-Roosevelt.

-Ronald Reagan.

Graeme, in botany, what L is another name for the bay tree which was used

in ancient Greece to make wreaths to crown the heads of heroes?

-Laurel.

-Correct.

-Bank.

Paul, which Spanish-born painter had his blue period between 1901...

-Picasso.

-Bank!

ENDOF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. Correct answer, bank in time.

You won £60. In Round Eight you get the chance to treble what you bank.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Having survived the previous vote,

Wendy is the weakest link as she gave the most wrong answers.

Statistically, the strongest link is Graeme.

But who will lose out in the final vote?

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

Wendy.

Wendy.

Graeme.

-Graeme, why Wendy?

-She failed to get any questions right

and she's been lucky throughout, to be honest.

Paul, why Wendy?

I'm sorry to see her go but she struggled in that round.

Wendy, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Well, I thought if I got questions wrong

they might want to keep the thick one in till the end

so they could win the money,

but I ended up getting them all wrong and it wasn't out of choice!

Round Eight.

In the kitty, £1,260.

In this round you have 90 seconds,

but whatever you win will be trebled.

We'll start with the strongest link from the last round. That's Graeme.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Graeme, in education,

the Latin phrase meaning generous mother

used by ex-students to refer to an old school or college is alma what?

-Fudd.

-Mater.

Paul, in TV, the first ever episode of Top Of The Pops in January 1964

opened with which group performing the song I Wanna Be Your Man?

-The Beatles.

-Rolling Stones.

Graeme, in ornithology, another common name

for the bird sometimes known as the ringed dove is the what pigeon?

-Wood.

-Correct. Paul.

-Bank.

In geography, what B is the name of a country in South America

that was previously called Upper Peru?

-Brazil.

-Bolivia.

Graeme, the first four words of the poem Funeral Blues by WH Auden

are "Stop all the" what?

-Wars.

-Clocks.

Paul, in food, which citrus fruit goes between key and pie

to make the name of a dessert originally devised in Florida?

-Lime.

-Correct.

-Graeme.

-Bank.

-In 18th century politics,

the Whig statesman who was a staunch opponent of William Pitt The Younger

was Charles James who?

-Pass.

-Fox.

Paul, in aquatic life,

what G is the name, derived from their colour,

given to several species of silvery freshwater fish

resembling the trout?

-Don't know.

-Grayling.

Graeme, in foreign languages, which two-word French term for goodbye...

ENDOFROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £40.

We will treble that.

It gives you prize money today of £1,380.

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

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

So, Graeme and Paul, for £1,380, let's play the Weakest Link.

Graeme, as the strongest link in the last round

-you choose who goes first.

-I'll go first, please.

Graeme, in theatre, when it opened in the West End in 2011,

which musical starred Michael Crawford in the title role

and the TV talent show winner Danielle Hope in the leading role?

The Phantom Of The Opera.

The correct answer is The Wizard Of Oz.

Paul, in English history,

what was the full name of the wife of Henry VIII

who had previously been married to his elder brother, Prince Arthur?

-Anne Boleyn?

-The correct answer is Catherine of Aragon.

Graeme, in sport, the three weapons used

in the various fencing events at the modern Olympic Games

are the epee, the sabre and which other type of sword?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is the foil.

Paul, in TV, which British sitcom

set at a paper supplier called Wernham Hogg

was remade in the USA in 2005

based at a similar company named Dunder Mifflin

in Scranton, Pennsylvania?

-The Office.

-That is the correct answer.

Graeme, in political leaders, Adolf Hitler,

Benito Mussolini, Clement Attlee and Franklin Roosevelt

were all born in which decade of the 19th century?

'20s.

The correct answer is the 1880s.

Paul, although they have had many different members

since their formation in 1963 in Philadelphia,

the classic line-up of which vocal trio

was Valerie Holiday,

Sheila Ferguson

and Fayette Pinkney?

-The Three Degrees.

-That is the correct answer.

Graeme, in celebrity families,

which British fashion designer

has had children named Miller, Bailey, Beckett and Riley

with her husband Alistair Willis?

-Versace.

-The correct answer is Stella McCartney.

That means, Paul, you are today's strongest link

and you go away with £1,380.

Graeme, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

My family and friends will be amazed I got this far

because none of them have a great deal of faith in me.

To win the Weakest Link is a great surprise but a wonderful experience.

Really enjoyed it.

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