31/03/2010 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 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 Mel, I'm 52, I'm from Staffordshire

and I'm a street lighting engineer.

I'm Rowena, 54, from St Austell in Cornwall

and I'm in customer care.

I'm Brian. I'm 62, I'm from Northern Ireland

and I'm a retired sales representative.

I'm Heather. I'm 22, from Inverurie in Aberdeenshire.

I'm a logistics co-ordinator.

I'm Mick. I'm 44, from Nottingham, and I've got a hair and beauty salon.

I'm Hannah. I'm 35. I'm from Tonbridge Wells in Kent

and I'm a full-time mum.

I'm James. I'm from Leigh in Lancashire.

I'm 47 and I'm a general adviser.

I'm Ursula. I'm 79, from Hereford, and I'm a retired laboratory technician.

I'm Charlie. I'm 20, from Stowmarket in Suffolk, and I'm a history student.

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 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 start with the person whose name is first alphabetically.

That's you, Brian.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

First question is for £20. Start the clock. Brian,

in children's drawings, grass is normally represented using which colour of the rainbow?

-Green.

-Correct. Heather, in the animal kingdom,

stag, bull and gander are terms for various creatures of which sex?

-Male.

-Correct. Mick, in geography,

the point on the surface of the Earth

directly opposite the North Pole is the what pole?

-South.

-Correct. Hannah, in human anatomy,

a joint such as the elbow or knee that allows movement in only one plane

is referred to as a what, hinge or bracket?

-Hinge.

-Correct.

James, in the 1960s TV series Batman,

the character Robin was also known as the boy what?

-Wonder.

-Correct. Ursula, in cricket,

England competes for the Ashes against which other country?

-Australia.

-Correct. Charlie, the reflective item sometimes called a looking glass

is more commonly known by what name?

-Mirror.

-Correct.

Mel, in transport, what T follows road and car

to give two informal terms for vehicle excise duty?

-Tax.

-Correct.

Rowena, in maths, what is five multiplied by three?

-15.

-Correct. Brian...

-Bank!

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

OK. You've reached and banked your £1,000 target. That goes through to the next round.

But one of you will not.

Who's worrying you? Who might lose you money in the rounds to come?

Who'd probably take just 99p to the pound shop? Time to vote off the weakest link.

In an impressive first round,

Brian is the strongest link.

Heather is statistically the weakest link.

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

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Ursula.

Ursula.

Mel.

Ursula.

Ursula.

Ursula.

Mel.

Heather.

Rowena.

What do you do, Rowena?

I'm in customer care.

-For who?

-The largest indoor market in the country, Cornish Market World.

-In Cornwall?

-In Cornwall, yes.

Give me an example of the daily task.

Writing out market receipts for 90-plus market traders.

It must be very exciting(!)

It can be.

How do you have excitement in your spare time?

-I rescue cats.

-Of course you do!

-What sort of cats?

-Moggies.

Supposing I was a moggie lost in Cornwall.

We'd get a phone call from somebody saying, "I've got a lost moggie."

"Has it got an owner?" "We don't know. It's turned up on the doorstep."

-Yes.

-So we try to find an owner first.

-And how would you sell me?

-How would we sell you?

If you wanted to pass me on to a new owner?

Aging ginger female - neutered!

LAUGHTER

Why Ursula?

-She was just in my eye-line.

-Is it because she's older than you?

-Yeah, possibly.

-What do you do, Mel?

-I'm a street lighting engineer.

-Where?

-At Dudley Council.

-Oh, "Doodley!"

-Dudley. Absolutely.

-Wouldn't it be better if "Doodley" was left in darkness?

Ooh, I don't think so!

Why would we want to shine a light on "Doodley"?

It's a wonderful place to be. The people are absolutely brilliant.

-Why Ursula?

-I thought she hesitated over her answer.

-No, she didn't.

-Is it cos she's got a wig on?

-No. I don't think she has.

-What do you do, Mick?

-I have a hair and beauty salon in Nottingham.

Really? I thought maybe you were auditioning to be a Chuckle Brother.

-Why's that, Anne?

-The hair-do.

-Have they got mullets, the Chuckle Brothers?

-I'm sorry?

-Have they got mullets?

-What's a mullet?

A mullet is a hair-do sort of thing.

-Do you do hair in your salon?

-No, I don't. I wander round aimlessly.

-Me and a partner, our business.

-Did you start out as a hairdresser?

-No, no.

-Cos most hairdressers are stupid.

-I wouldn't say stupid.

-Are you stupid?

-No.

-Are you sure?

-I could be stupid.

-Yes.

-I'm looking stupid now, aren't I?

-Is there a brain in there?

-There is, yes.

What sort of brain?

A stupid one!

-Why Ursula?

-No reason, really.

-Do you not like her wig?

It's not a wig. You can tell it's not a wig.

-Is that a wig?

-Mine? No, no, no.

-No.

-You can't take it off?

-No.

-Shame!

Ursula, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

Anne mentioned my hair.

Well, of course at 79, the colour couldn't possibly be my own.

But a girl's got to do what a girl's got to do!

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

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

Start the clock. Brian,

the fast-food snack comprising a sausage inside a long bread roll

is a hot dog or slush puppy?

-Hot dog.

-Correct. Heather,

Norway is a country in the northern part of which continent?

-Europe.

-Correct. Mick,

in motoring in the UK, a crossroads with yellow road markings and a diamond grid pattern

is a box what?

-Junction.

-Correct. Hannah, in a phrase for a situation in which someone feels secure

and in control, what Z follows comfort?

-Zone.

-Correct. James, in TV a system allowing people to watch programmes

such as films or sporting events for an extra fee is usually called pay per what?

-View.

-Correct. Charlie, in the Gregorian calendar,

the name of which month of the year has four letters and ends with an E?

-June.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Mel, the song by Hot Chocolate

that was the only single to have been a UK Top Ten hit in the 1970s, '80s and '90s

is entitled You Sexy what?

-Thing.

-Correct. Rowena, what's the general name for the system of underground shoots of a plant

that provide stability and take nourishment from the soil?

-Roots.

-Correct. Brian, in celebrities,

the Hollywood actress and comedienne born in 1955 as Caryn Johnson

adopted the stage surname Goldberg and what first name?

-Whoopi.

-Correct. Heather, in beauty care, what V is the name for a shiny coating applied to the fingernails

and toenails?

-Varnish.

-Correct. Mick, in physics, what type of energy exists in two forms, static and current?

-Electricity.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In food, the dairy product

with a smooth, light texture, the name of which is French for fresh cheese is fromage what?

-Frais.

-Correct. James,

in accommodation, a tent shaped like a cone traditionally used by Native Americans of the Great Plains

is known as what, a teepee or a beegee?

-Teepee.

-Correct. Charlie,

on a computer keyboard the letters "del" marked on a key

are an abbreviation of which word?

-Can you repeat the question?

-On a computer keyboard,

-the letters "del" marked on a key...

-Delete.

Correct.

Mel, in the TV comedy series Only Fools and Horses,

Rodney Trotter was played by Nicholas who?

-Lyndhurst.

-Correct. Rowena.

-Bank.

-In the Church of England, what B is the term

for the announcement in a service declaring the names of a couple who intend to marry?

-Banns.

-Correct. Brian, in classical music,

Tales from the Vienna Woods by Johann Strauss

is an example of which type of dance?

-Waltz.

-Correct. Heather.

-Bank.

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

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

But you had a chain of 17 correct answers.

Who was so uncertain that they banked?

Who's Primark and who's Prada?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

The statistics show that James is the weakest link.

But can he survive the vote?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

James.

Mel.

Mick.

Rowena.

Mel.

Charlie.

Mel.

Hannah.

-Where are you from, James?

-I'm from Leigh in Lancashire.

I'm sorry about that.

-What do you do?

-I'm a general adviser for the Citizens Advice Bureau.

-Really?

-Yes.

-Supposing I came to see you and I was very distressed.

-OK.

The reason I'm distressed is cos I live in Leigh and I've gone bald early.

Funnily enough, Anne, I've got the same problem.

-You don't fancy a wig?

-Oh, God, no.

I've worn wigs in my time. I don't wear them now.

Did you dress up as well?

I did. I used to be a drag queen.

-Really? You like musicals, then?

-How did you guess, Anne?

-Is it that obvious?

-No(!)

OK, what can you sing for me, James?

-What about a bit of Streisand?

-Put your board down.

Off you go.

# Don't tell me not to live, just sit and putter,

# Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter

# Don't bring along the clouds to rain on my parade! #

-Is that it?

-Do you want more?

-No.

-OK.

Put your board up.

-Why Mel?

-I think he banked too early.

So, Mick, have you always owned a salon?

No, no, no, no. I left school, went straight down the pit.

-Down the mine.

-Yes?

-I've been a postman, fork-lift driver...

-Not a brain surgeon?

-No,

-that's next.

-That's next?

-Hopefully.

-Why Mel?

-Cos he banked too early. Could have got more money.

Mel, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

The walk of shame was not as daunting as I thought it might be.

I managed a little bow to Annie on the way out.

I'm sure she appreciated it,

even though she might not have shown it at the time!

Round Three. In the bank, £2,000.

Ten seconds off the time. We start with the strongest link, that's Brian again.

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

Brian, people who openly display their feelings are said to wear their heart on their what?

-Sleeve.

-Correct. Heather, in sporting personalities,

Super Brat and Mac the Mouth were nicknames of which 1980s tennis player?

-Andre Agassi.

-John McEnroe. Mick,

the films Shirley Valentine, Mamma Mia and Captain Corelli's Mandolin

are all chiefly set in which European country?

-Greece.

-Correct. Hannah,

which layer of the Earth is nearer to the core, the mantle or the crust?

-The mantle.

-Correct. James, in health,

a person's body mass index is calculated by dividing their weight in kilograms

by the square of which other measurement in metres?

-Sorry, don't know.

-Height. Charlie,

the name of which type of nut precedes the word paste

to make an alternative name for marzipan?

-Pass.

-Almond.

Rowena, in domestic architecture, what H is the term for the floor in front of a fireplace?

-Hearth.

-Correct.

Brian, in maths, what is 32 plus 62?

-96.

-Even 94. Heather,

in celebrities, the 2009 book entitled "Where Was I?"

is a humorous collection of the thoughts and opinions of which veteran radio and TV presenter?

-Terry Wogan.

-Correct. Mick, in music,

the technique known as double tonguing may be used by a player of which instrument,

a trumpet or a cello?

-Trumpet.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-In sports, since 1981,

when the English football league reformed the scoring system,

how many points have been awarded for a win?

-Two.

-Three.

James, in textiles, the hand-woven cloth from Ireland

known for the distinctive flecks of colour in the weave

is called Donegal what?

-Sorry, don't know.

-Tweed.

Charlie, in a 1993 film directed by Steven Spielberg,

the name of which geological period describes the park of the title?

-Jurassic.

-Correct. Rowena.

-Bank.

-In gambling,

from November 2009 purchasers of a Euromillions lottery ticket

were automatically entered into a new game called Millionaire what?

-Raffle.

-Correct. Brian,

in inventions, the two-wheeled wooden frame called the hobby horse

was an early form of which mode of transport?

-Bicycle.

-Correct.

-Heather.

-Bank.

-The island group off the north-west coast of France

has what English name after the body of water that surrounds them?

-The Channel Islands.

-Mick.

-Bank.

-In astronomy,

if a planet further than the Earth from the sun is called superior, which word...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. I can't complete the question. You only banked £140.

What happened?

Who'd have trouble passing a blood test?

Who's now letting you down? Time to vote off the weakest link.

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

Statistically, Mick is the strongest link.

But how will the votes go?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Heather.

James.

James.

James.

Charlie.

Heather.

James.

What do you do, Charlie?

I'm a history student, Anne.

After we've finished paying for you, what are you going to do?

Go travelling.

In order that?

That I don't have to get a job until I know what I want to do. But I don't want to be a historian.

No, of course not.

Because I'm not that good at history.

Is there anything you want to do apart from nothing after you leave university?

-I wouldn't mind being like a sports writer.

-"Like" a sports writer?

-A sports writer.

-Who's your hero?

-A sports writer called Henry Winter.

-What does he write about?

-Football, usually.

-Can you commentate on football, perhaps?

Perhaps. I've never tried, though.

-Which is your team?

-Charlton Athletic Football Club.

Let's pretend Charlton are playing against Liverpool.

-OK.

-You're commentating.

-Right.

-Can I put this down to commentate?

-No.

-I'll hold it like this as a microphone.

-What's the score?

-It's 1-0 to Charlton...

-Don't be silly!

-OK.

-It's obviously 3-0.

-To Liverpool.

-Yes.

OK. Dirk Kuyt up the right, looks inside,

finds Aquilani. Aquilani keeps control of it. Finds Torres!

-Torres! Oh, and it's four-nil! Is that...

-OK. Why James?

-I don't think James got a question right in that round.

-What do you do, Brian?

I'm a retired sales rep, Anne.

-Are you?

-I am.

-So do you just follow your favourite football team now?

-I watch a lot of sport.

-Do you? Is that what you do all the time?

Yes, that and stamp collecting.

Oh, stamp collecting! Fabulous(!)

Tell me about your stamp collecting.

-It's a wonderful hobby.

-Why?

-Very educational. Keeps you out of mischief.

-Does it?

Anything else fascinating you can tell us about stamp collecting?

Not really, Anne. You need to come and see it.

-We could stamp collect together!

-We could!

-Yes.

-Why James?

-Well, I know he got at least two wrong.

He did. James, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I've loved Anne, ever since years and years ago. I've always wanted to meet the woman.

I've now met the woman. I still love Anne.

Is she watches this, any time she wants to come to the CAB for advice on anything,

come and see me, Anne, and I'll give you all the advice you need.

Round Four. In the bank, £2,140. Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link from last round, that's Mick! Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Mick,

in New York City, just as Broadway has become a term for the theatre area,

the name of which street refers to its financial district?

-Wall Street.

-Correct.

Hannah, in Olympic sports, what's the name of the indoor game

that has variously been known as ping pong, wiff-waff and flim-flam?

-Table tennis.

-Correct. Charlie, in the King James version of the Bible,

which book of the Old Testament is divided into 150 parts?

-Genesis.

-The Psalms.

Rowena, in the film The Exorcist, the girl played by Linda Blair

gives what name to the spirit that has possessed her - Captain Howdy or Captain Birds Eye?

-Captain Howdy.

-Correct.

Brian, in the correct spelling of the word "yacht", meaning a sailing boat,

what's the fourth letter?

-H.

-Correct.

Heather, in TV, the actor who succeeded David Tennant

in 2010 as the 11th incarnation of the title character in Dr Who is Matt who?

-Horne.

-Smith. Mick,

in the chorus and phrase that ends with the line, "And so say all of us",

what J goes before the words "good fellow"?

-Jolly.

-Correct. Hannah,

a style of attire that's informal yet conforms to a particular dress code

is described by the two-word term smart what?

-Casual.

-Correct. Charlie, in Roman history, the main opponent of Caesar in the civil war

is known by what name that is also the nickname of the city of Portsmouth?

-Pompey.

-Correct. Rowena.

-Bank.

-In American politics,

a quotation usually attributed to President Harry S. Truman is,

If you can't stand the heat, get out of the what?

-Kitchen.

-Correct. Brian, in occupations,

a long staff known as a crook is typically carried by whom, a shepherd or a shoplifter?

-Shepherd.

-Correct. Heather.

-Bank.

-The annual music festival that began in 2003 in the Brecon Beacons

is named after a popular figure in folklore called the green what?

-Wizard.

-Man. Mick,

the epithet Jam and Jerusalem is often applied to which organisation

that was introduced to the UK in 1915 from Canada?

-Pass.

-The Women's Institute.

Hannah, in Thai food, an order of Khao Phad Kai

translates into English as egg fried what?

-Rice.

-Correct.

Charlie, in construction, what C is the name for a timber or stone overlay

fixed to the external wall of a house for decoration or protection?

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. The answer was cladding.

You won £150.

Who's the cellulite on the supermodel?

Who's the chubby in the Chippendales? Time to vote off the weakest link.

The statistics show that Hannah is the strongest link.

Heather is the weakest link.

But whose game is over?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Heather.

Charlie.

Roweta.

Charlie.

Heather.

Heather.

Hannah, what do you do?

I'm a full-time mother.

-Housewife.

-Are you? Are you rushed off your feet?

-Very much so.

-Jeremy Kyle every morning?

-Now and again!

-Yeah. And where do you come from?

-Tonbridge Wells in Kent.

-It's all right not to have a job there!

I've got a full-time job with my four children!

Are they different fathers?

-All the same.

-All the same father? You're still with him?

-Yes.

-Are you married to him?

-No. I know what's coming next!

I proposed on Christmas Day.

You've been with him how long?

-18 years.

-And he wouldn't marry you?

He asked me once and I said I wasn't sure. He said he'd never ask again.

Where did you meet him?

In Crete, in Greece. Where we were working.

-Oh, I see! You're a sort of Shirley Valentine.

-Yes.

Why Heather?

Cos however lovely she is, she got both her questions wrong.

-Charlie, let's talk about your love life.

-OK!

-Will this take long?

-No!

-No.

-No!

Why's that?

-Um... Because I don't have a girlfriend.

-Have you ever had a girlfriend?

-I have had a girlfriend.

-And how long did that last?

-Just over a year.

-Did it? And then what happened?

-There were some trust issues.

-Let's have a bit of detail.

-This one time...

-Yeah?

I may or may not have kissed her best friend. But that's irrelative.

-What was her best friend called?

-I can't say her name. I can't.

-Why not?

-That would be really mean.

-If you were on television, it would be different.

-I am, though!

-Are you?

-I think so. At this moment, I'm hoping I'm not.

-Why Heather?

-I was as bad as her, probably. I can't vote for myself, so I had to vote for her.

She was the worst player. Heather, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I don't feel too bad to be voted off in the fourth round.

I think I did quite well. I was dreading being voted off in the first round

so I don't think my friends will make fun of me.

I got a couple of questions wrong, so they were right to choose me.

Round Five. Your total is £2,290. Another ten seconds off the time.

The strongest link from last round was Hannah. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Hannah,

the 2009 novel The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest

completed the Millennium trilogy by the Swedish writer Stieg who?

-Cohen.

-Larsson.

Charlie, in geography, as a river approaches the sea,

it generally becomes what, narrower or wider?

-Wider.

-Correct.

Rowena, in the British military from 1988 to 1997

the future Olympic champion Kelly Holmes served in which of the three main armed forces?

-The army.

-Correct. Brian,

in pop music, the singer Damon Gough who has had UK hit singles

entitled Silent Sigh and You Were Right

is better known as Badly Drawn what?

-Man.

-Boy.

-Boy!

-Mick,

in medicine, what D is the name of the condition

that can cause problems with reading and writing

and is commonly known as word blindness?

-Dyslexia.

-Correct. Hannah, in architecture,

the 14th-century Carfax Tower is all that remains of St Martin's Church in the centre of which English city?

-London.

-Oxford.

Charlie, in the Terminator series of films, Edward Furlong,

Nick Stahl and Christian Bale

have all played a character named John what?

-Wright.

-Connor.

Rowena, in law, a sum of money awarded to a person as compensation

for a loss or injury is known by what name,

drippages or damages?

-Damages.

-Correct. Brian, in politics in 2006,

the Isle of Man became the first area of the British Isles

to lower the voting age in a general election from 18 to what?

-16.

-Correct. Mick.

-Bank.

-In the title of a TV sitcom shown from 1998,

the sedentary family comprising Jim, Barbara, Denise and Anthony had what surname?

-Royle.

-Correct. Hannah, in citrus fruits,

the tangerine is named after a port in which north African country?

-Orange.

-Morocco. Charlie,

in literature, what C is the general term

for the process of altering or cutting out parts of a book

or the complete banning of its publication?

-Censorship.

-Correct.

-Rowena.

-Bank.

In pop music, the futuristic group who had a UK hit single in 1986

with Love Missile F1-11 was called Sigue Sigue what?

Zag? END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. The correct answer was Sputnik.

You won just £70.

So, whose hard drive has blown?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Hannah has gone from the strongest link in the last round

to the weakest link in this.

The statistics show that Mick is the strongest link.

But who will lose out in the vote?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Hannah.

Hannah.

Hannah.

Rowena.

Hannah.

-Rowena, why Hannah?

-She got her questions wrong.

-Mick, why Hannah?

-I think she was the weakest link

-in that round.

-She was. She didn't answer a single question correctly.

Hannah, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I can't believe I got the question wrong with Tangiers and Morocco

and came out with the word "orange"!

Especially as I have been there!

I think I'm going to get extremely taken the mickey out of for that.

Round Six. In the bank, £2,360. Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link from last round, Mick. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Mick,

the nickname for a voyeur, taken from the story of Lady Godiva,

is what, a Peeping Tom or a Prying Dick?

-Peeping Tom.

-Correct.

Charlie, in quotations, in the 1989 film Field of Dreams,

a character played by Kevin Costner hears a mystical voice saying, "If you build it, he will" what?

-Find it.

-Come. Rowena,

in cartoons, what P is the name of the sailor who has a girlfriend called Olive Oyl

and a love rival called Bluto?

-Popeye.

-Correct. Brian, in transport,

the name of military origin given to the area in a railway depot

where trucks are shunted and made up into trains is a what yard?

A shunting yard.

Marshalling. Mick, in Japanese history,

Bushido was the code of honour traditionally followed by which people, Samurai or Geishas?

-Samurai.

-Correct. Charlie,

in weights and measures, the symbol of which unit of liquid volume

is a lower case letter L?

-Litre.

-Correct.

-Rowena.

-Bank.

The strait known as the Bosphorus has which country on either side?

-Russia.

-Turkey. Brian,

in art, the painter of large scale frescos who won the 2009 Turner Prize

and shares his name with a former member of Pink Floyd is Richard who?

-Ray.

-Wright. Mick,

in literature, a character called Mr Gradgrind says, "Now what I want is facts"

at the beginning of which novel by Charles Dickens?

-Oliver Twist.

-Hard Times. Charlie,

in achievements, what's the name of the mountain on the Swiss/Italian border

that was first conquered in 1865 by the British climber Edward Whymper?

-The Matterhorn.

-Correct.

-Rowena.

-Bank.

-In entertainment, the comedian Steve Delaney

regularly appears at the Edinburgh Festival as his alter ego Count Arthur who?

-No idea.

-Strong. Brian,

in wildlife, which word follows grey and timber to give two common names...

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

-Time's up.

You won £70.

So,

should the mullet get the bullet?

Do you need to stamp out Brian?

Will Rowena be rescued? Or is Charlie history?

Time to vote off the weakest link.

According to the statistics, Charlie is the strongest link.

Brian is the weakest link.

But will the voting reflect reality?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Charlie.

Rowena.

Brian.

Rowena.

Are you surprised still to be here, Charlie?

I'm not going to lie. Yeah.

-Why Rowena?

-I think Rowena was the weakest link that round.

-She wasn't, was she, Brian?

-She was not, Anne.

-No.

Did your brain go back to Northern Ireland?

-I don't know where it went, but it certainly wasn't here!

-No. Why Rowena?

I thought as I'd given Charlie a vote earlier,

-I'd spread my...

-Happiness.

Whatever you want to call it!

Rowena, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

My friends and family were really supportive of me coming on the show.

I believe they'll think I've done really, really well

and short of winning, I don't think I could have done any better.

Round Seven. In the bank, £2,430. Another ten seconds off the time.

We start with the strongest link from last round, Charlie.

Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Charlie, in biology,

what C is the name of the protein

that is the main constituent of bone, skin and cartilage?

-Calcium.

-Collagen. Brian,

the word "regal" meaning relating to a king

is the name of which alcoholic drink spelt backwards?

-Lager.

-Correct. Mick.

-Bank.

In the system of symbols developed in the 1950s to teach reading and writing

the abbreviation ITA stands for Initial Teaching what?

-Academy.

-Alphabet. Charlie,

in the marine environment, a storm petrel is a type of what, seabird or oil tanker?

-Seabird.

-Correct.

Brian, while the Royal Society was founded to promote scientific research,

the equivalent organisation for the Humanities is the British what?

-Museum.

-Academy.

In pop music, the title of which 1996 UK number one single by The Prodigy

is another word for an arsonist?

-Fire Starter.

-Correct. Charlie, in definitions, what P is a word

that refers to certain indoor games

and is an old-fashioned term for the room in a house where they were played?

Can you repeat the question?

In definitions, what P is a word that refers to certain indoor games

and is an old-fashioned term for the room in a house where they were played?

-Playroom.

-Parlour.

Brian, in children's fiction

the main character in a series of books by Francesca Simon

is a naughty boy called Horrid who?

-Pass.

-Henry. Mick,

in women's underwear,

a suspender belt is used to hold up which garments?

-Stockings.

-Correct. Charlie,

in US history, the gang of outlaws led by Butch Cassidy

was sometimes known by what name, the Wild Bunch or the Wild Geese?

-Wild Bunch.

-Correct.

Brian, in TV, which contracted term

featured three times in the title of a sitcom first shown...

-END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

-Time's up.

I can't complete the question. Only £20 went into the bank.

In Round Eight, you get the chance to treble what you bank. Think carefully.

You need to raise the bank balance.

Time to vote off the weakest link.

Statistically, Mick is the strongest link.

Brian is the weakest link for the second round in a row.

But will the votes reflect the statistics?

Voting over. Time to reveal who you think is the weakest link.

Mick.

Brian.

Brian.

Mick, why Brian?

-We all had a bad round that round but I think Brian was the weakest link.

-Charlie,

-why Brian?

-I think he was the weakest link that round

and I think he could have banked.

Brian, you are the weakest link. Goodbye.

I had a very pleasant chat with Anne. I wasn't sure whether she was giving me the come on,

looking for a cheap holiday in Ireland.

She's very welcome if she wants to come any time.

And I suppose it's better if she's coming up to see my stamps

rather than her coming up and see my etchings.

Round Eight. In the bank, £2,450. In this round, 90 seconds.

Whatever you win will be trebled. We start with the strongest link from last round,

Mick. Let's play the Weakest Link.

Start the clock. Mick,

on garden lawns, the small mounds of loose earth, called hills,

are made by which burrowing mammal?

-Moles.

-Correct. Charlie, in biology,

what L goes before the word "glands"

in the medical name for the organs in the eye sockets that produce tears?

-Lymph node.

-No, lachrymal. Mick,

in sports equipment, lacrosse sticks and cricket bats

are traditionally treated with which oil?

-Linseed.

-Correct.

-Bank.

-Charlie, in geography,

what's the name of the largest bay in England, the shoreline of which

runs from south of Skegness to Hunstanton in Norfolk?

-Pass.

-The Wash.

Mick, in science,

the scale of hardness that rates minerals from one to ten

is named what, Mohs or shears?

-Mohs.

-Correct.

Charlie, according to the title of the show first broadcast on the light programme in 1953

and later on Radio Two, which night is music night?

-Friday night.

-Correct. Mick.

-Bank.

-In maths, what is one quarter of 72?

-18.

-Correct.

Charlie, in the 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

what D is a word meaning sluggish or stupid

that is the name of one of the dwarfs?

-Droopy.

-Dopey!

Mick, in mythology, the Greek underworld

was referred to by the writer Homer as the house of which god?

-Thor.

-Hades.

In TV, Po-faced Powell and Fletch the Letch were the nicknames of prison officers...

END-OF-ROUND JINGLE

Time's up. You won £70 which we'll treble.

It means prize money today of £2,660. There can only be one winner.

Now up to five questions each. If there's a tie, we go for sudden death. So,

Mick and Charlie, for £2,660

let's play the Weakest Link.

-Mick, as the strongest link last round, you choose who goes first.

-I'll go first.

In geography, the names of the two South American countries

that end with the letters G-U-A-Y

are Uruguay and which other?

-Paraguay.

-That is the correct answer.

Charlie, the phrase "some sunny day"

taken from a famous war-time song

is the title of the 2009 autobiography of which singer?

Michael Bolton.

The correct answer is Dame Vera Lynn.

In the media, the cartoon bird voiced by Bernard Cribbins

who appeared in a series of telecommunications adverts

in the 1970s and '80s had what name?

-Busby.

-That is the correct answer. Charlie, in cultural attractions,

the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art was opened in 2002

in a former flour mill on the south bank of which English river?

-The Thames.

-The correct answer is the Tyne.

In football, following a transfer deal in 2009

the Spanish club Real Madrid

insured the legs of which player

for a reported £90 million?

Beckham.

The correct answer is Cristiano Ronaldo.

Charlie, in alcoholic drinks,

which cocktail made from whisky, sweet Vermouth, syrup and Angostura bitters

is named after a famous steam locomotive?

-Flying Scotsman.

-That is the correct answer.

Mick,

what was the stage name of the 1930s star of the Folies Bergeres

who received an award for her work

with the French Resistance

and campaigned in the USA for civil rights?

-Pass.

-The correct answer is Josephine Baker.

In pop music, which group, formerly known by the names Starfish and Pectorals

have had UK hit singles since 2003

entitled Clocks, Fix You and Talk?

-Coldplay.

-That is the correct answer.

Mick, in science, the substance called Constant Tan

used to make electrical equipment

is an alloy of nickel and which other metal?

-Silver.

-The correct answer is copper.

Charlie,

in reference to the Profumo affair in 1963,

which prime minister said,

"I was determined that no British government should be brought down by the action of two tarts."

-Winston Churchill.

-The correct answer is Harold Macmillan.

After five questions each, your scores are tied. So,

Mick and Charlie, let's play sudden death.

In cinema, what's the full name of the eccentric investigator

played by Jim Carey in the 1994 film subtitled Pet Detective

and its sequel, subtitled When Nature Calls?

-Ace Ventura.

-That is the correct answer. Charlie,

on the internet, the US gossip website founded in 2005

with Harvey Levin as its managing editor,

that is famous for its celebrity stories

is known by what name?

The Huffington Post.

No. The correct answer is TMZ.

That means, Mick, you're today's strongest link and you go away with £2,660.

Charlie, you leave with nothing.

Join us again for the Weakest Link. Goodbye.

The chats I had with Anne I think went pretty well, particularly the football chats.

The less said about the love life the better!

With Anne calling me stupid, I could have been called worse.

So stupid was... I was happy with stupid!

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