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00:33Hello and welcome to Countdown.
00:34On this day in 1981, Bucks Fizz won the Eurovision Song Contest with Making Your Mind Up.
00:41Cheesy, outdated, but it had a tune.
00:44I loved it.
00:45We've actually had Cheryl Baker in this very studio next to our wonderful Susie Dent of
00:49Bucks Fizz fame, but I do quite enjoy Graham Norton's commentary on the Eurovision Song
00:53Contest these days.
00:54he really, you know, projects what it's all about and gives us all a laugh while he does it.
00:59Yes, he doesn't make it seem very cheesy like Terry used to do.
01:05He doesn't pretend anything, does he? He just calls it how it is. He's very, very droll.
01:09Yeah, let's meet our contestants. Andy, how many games have you won? Three, I think?
01:16Yeah, three I believe.
01:16Yeah, and Andy's a Christian and God is praying for him.
01:22Well, yeah, people are praying to God for me.
01:24Oh, it's that way round. I'm glad I've learned something today.
01:29Every day is a day at school and opposing is Sheena from Hertfordshire.
01:38Are you still in Harrow? Is Harrow in Hertfordshire?
01:40My parents are in Harrow. No, Harrow's not in Hertfordshire.
01:44See, I'm learning so much today. Andy, she's a structural engineer.
01:50Four years, a degree from Manchester. Are you working at the moment?
01:55No, I'm currently on maternity leave.
01:57OK, this is sexist. You look very pretty and beautiful to be a structural engineer.
02:03No structural engineer has ever come to my house looking like you.
02:07Oh, no, she didn't invite me around.
02:09Yeah, and do you charge 10% of the bill?
02:12Not always 10%.
02:14No, sometimes it's 20%.
02:16Ah, good luck. A round of applause.
02:23Hi, Susie. Hello. Hello.
02:25John, we haven't seen each other since our Children In Need
02:30Weeker's Link special, where you were very grumpy.
02:34I don't seem to remember. I usually am full of the joys of spring, you know,
02:38and I think it was the fact I knew I was going out.
02:41I hope you do better today.
02:42So do I.
02:43Yeah. Let's get going.
02:46Andy, your letters.
02:48May I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
02:49You may. Thank you, Andy. Start the week with M.
02:53And another.
02:55S.
02:57And another.
02:59G.
03:00And a vowel.
03:02I.
03:04And another.
03:06A.
03:07And a consonant.
03:09R.
03:10And another.
03:13L.
03:14And a vowel.
03:17E.
03:18And a final consonant, please.
03:21A final R.
03:23Let's play Countdown.
03:43MUSIC
03:55Andy?
03:56Seven.
03:57Sheena?
03:58Seven.
03:59Good. Andy?
04:00Marries.
04:01Sheena?
04:02Gamiest.
04:04Oh, that's clever.
04:05There's no T there, unfortunately, Sheena.
04:07Oh, no. You misheard. Sorry about that.
04:10Oh. Sorry.
04:11Dictionary Corner.
04:13Is it a word? Regalism?
04:16Realism, with a G in it. Regalism, it is a word, yeah.
04:18Is it? It is.
04:19It means that the sovereign reigns supreme in matters of the church.
04:23That's eight. Excellent.
04:24Did you know that?
04:27I thought, I've just, I've got regal,
04:30and I thought, could I put an ism on the end?
04:31And, you know, there you go.
04:34He's got a degree.
04:37And there's one more, eight, and armages.
04:39And they are people entitled to heraldic arms and shields
04:43and all sorts of things.
04:44So that's an armager.
04:46Thanks, Susie.
04:48Sheena?
04:49Consonants, please.
04:51Thank you, Sheena.
04:52T.
04:55A vowel.
04:56I.
04:59A vowel, please.
05:00E.
05:02A consonant.
05:04S.
05:07Consonant.
05:08K.
05:09A vowel.
05:11A vowel.
05:13O.
05:16Consonant.
05:18D.
05:21Consonant.
05:23T.
05:26And another consonant, please.
05:28Lastly, F.
05:30Start now.
05:39So
06:02Sheena?
06:03Um, a six.
06:05Andrew?
06:06A six.
06:07Okay, Sheena?
06:08Fitted?
06:09Andy?
06:10I also got fitted.
06:11We do any better over there?
06:13Nine.
06:14It's a piece of Ikea furniture.
06:18And it's a nest of tables.
06:21But that's Swedish, I'm sure.
06:22Oh, does it not count?
06:24No, and it's proper noun as well.
06:26Dumb.
06:27Wrong on all counts.
06:29Um, we could just do, um, go to a seven and with foisted.
06:33Okay.
06:35Andy, your numbers.
06:36Thank you.
06:37Could I have one large and five small, please?
06:39You can, a possible gentle start to the week.
06:42Let's see how we go.
06:43First numbers for you two.
06:45Eight, five, six, one, nine, and the big one, 100.
06:51And your target, 250.
06:54Two, five, zero.
07:09So,
07:26Andy?
07:27250.
07:28Good.
07:28Sheena?
07:29Two, five, zero.
07:30Andy?
07:31So eight minus six is two.
07:33Yep.
07:33100 divided by the two is 50 and times it by the five.
07:37Yeah, easy from that point.
07:38250, lovely.
07:40Sheena?
07:41I did, um, five times 100.
07:43Five, 500.
07:45And, um, eight minus six for two and divide.
07:48Pretty much the same thing, yep.
07:50Lovely.
07:54You know when it's easy because Rachel laughs when the number comes up.
07:59Yeah, didn't have to take my pen for that one.
08:02First teaser.
08:03Rash idea, rash idea.
08:06And the clue, might these people come up with rash ideas?
08:11Might these people come up with rash ideas?
08:14See you in a minute.
08:15MUSIC
08:31I left you with the clue, might these people come up with rash ideas?
08:36And the answer is airheads.
08:39The score's 23-16.
08:42Sheena, your letter.
08:44A consonant, please.
08:46Thank you, Sheena.
08:47L.
08:49And a vowel.
08:50O.
08:52Another vowel.
08:54U.
08:56Consonant.
08:57S.
08:59Another consonant.
09:01T.
09:03Vowel.
09:05E.
09:08Consonant, please.
09:10R.
09:13A consonant.
09:15W.
09:17And a vowel, please.
09:19And lastly, I.
09:2230 seconds.
09:43MUSIC
09:54Sheena?
09:56Seven.
09:56Good.
09:57Andrew?
09:57Seven.
09:58Sheena?
09:59Laucia?
10:01Andrew?
10:02Toilers.
10:03Yes, both absolutely fine.
10:04Both in the dictionary.
10:06John?
10:07Oh, very poor.
10:08Five, roust.
10:10Good word, though.
10:12There was an eight there, actually.
10:13Comes up quite a lot, I suppose.
10:15Outliers.
10:16Things that are situated at a distance.
10:18Outliers.
10:19Thank you.
10:20Andy, your letters.
10:21May I have a consonant, please?
10:23Thank you, Andy.
10:24D.
10:25And another.
10:27P.
10:28And a vowel.
10:31U.
10:32And a consonant.
10:35N.
10:36And another.
10:38M.
10:40And a vowel.
10:41A.
10:43And another.
10:45E.
10:46And a consonant.
10:49S.
10:51And a final consonant, please.
10:53A final.
10:54H.
10:55Start the clock.
10:56MUSIC
11:12MUSIC
11:26Andy?
11:27I'm going to say risky eight.
11:29A risky eight.
11:29We like a risky eight.
11:31Sheena?
11:33Risky eight, as well.
11:35Oh, good.
11:35Andy?
11:36Unshaped.
11:37Sheena?
11:38Unmashed.
11:40Ooh, OK.
11:41Unshaped is definitely in there, yet vague and ill-formed,
11:45but indistinct.
11:47Unmashed.
11:48Aw.
11:48Unmashed is not in, I'm afraid, Sheena.
11:50I'm sorry.
11:51Oh, what a shame.
11:52Yes.
11:53Sorry about that.
11:54John?
11:55I had unshaped.
11:56Yes.
11:57Great minds.
11:57Is that the only one you've got?
11:59No, I had spume, because I love the word.
12:02S-P-U-M-E.
12:04That is a good one.
12:05I just had unshaped.
12:06Thank you.
12:07Sheena, you're on maternity leave.
12:10Who's got the baby today?
12:11My husband does.
12:13Really?
12:13Yeah.
12:14Doesn't he go to work?
12:15He's taking a day off for it.
12:17That must be expensive.
12:20What does he do?
12:21He's a stockbroker.
12:23Really?
12:23So two clever people.
12:25When you get home in the evening, who does the vacuuming?
12:29Ooh, we save that for the weekend.
12:32Do you?
12:32And then who does the vacuuming?
12:35I do.
12:35Really?
12:36It's not equal in your house?
12:39We share other tasks.
12:40He does the washing up.
12:41And how old's the baby?
12:4310 months now.
12:44OK.
12:45And who gets up in the night for the baby?
12:48Me again.
12:49This isn't what I march for.
12:52Your numbers?
12:53I'll have one big and five small, please.
12:55Thank you, Sheena.
12:56One from the top five.
12:57Little and hopefully more of a challenge for us this time.
13:00And these numbers are 7, 10, 9, 3.
13:06Another 7 and the large one's 75.
13:08And your target to reach, 938.
13:11938.
13:35Sheena?
13:45975 miles away.
13:47OK.
13:47Andrew?
13:48I believe 936.
13:50Let's hear it.
13:51So 9 plus 3 is 12.
13:539 plus 3 is 12.
13:55And then the 10 minus the 7 is 3.
13:58Yeah.
13:58Add that to 75.
14:0078.
14:01Times them together should get 936.
14:03936.
14:04Two away.
14:05Rachel?
14:07Yes, this one was possible with 9 minus 7 is 2.
14:1375 minus 3 is 72.
14:16Times those together for 144.
14:19Take away the 10 for 134 and times it by the second 7.
14:25938.
14:30John Thompson, did you get that?
14:32No, I've no idea for numbers.
14:34You're no good at numbers.
14:35I love the written word.
14:37OK, I know you've got a degree because you and Steve Coogan
14:40went to university together.
14:42Did you go to Manchester University for Structural Engineering?
14:45No, I didn't.
14:46I went to Manchester Polytechnic School of Theatre
14:49and did a diploma in theatre, recognised as a degree.
14:52OK.
14:53That's like doing a degree in sailing, isn't it?
14:56I suppose so, you know.
14:57Yeah.
14:59People will look at you and think your name is Pete
15:01and you're married to Jenny.
15:03That is the role I'm probably best remembered for, yeah.
15:05Pete Gifford in Cold Feet, yes.
15:07I mean, we've been on the screens a long time
15:10and we did get a reboot that could have been a car crash
15:13and we're very fortunate to have had another major success
15:16on our hands.
15:18So yeah, it's a popular show and I'm very proud of it.
15:20Is it returning?
15:22Well, it's up in the air, really, because we were supposed
15:25to do kind of a European special, like 90-minute special,
15:29like kind of National Lampoon's Cold Feet.
15:32But that was put on the back burner
15:34and then everything happened that's happened.
15:37So never say never.
15:39It's just, it's in the ether.
15:41In fact, your voice, recognising your voice,
15:46because that came first, didn't it?
15:48Well, my first job was spitting image.
15:51So Steve Coogan already did voices on it
15:53and Steve went, that's how we met,
15:55because we found out that we both did impersonations.
15:57So I sent off a cassette, this is showing how old it was,
16:02cassette tape of some of my best voices,
16:04to spit an image, because on Steve's recommendation,
16:06and sure enough, I got the gig and it was a Saturday job.
16:09So we'd record the voices on the Saturday
16:11and then the puppets would be done to the voices.
16:13But I never went down and saw the puppets work,
16:16so I just supplied the voice.
16:19Whose voice was that?
16:20Well, initially, I was Gazza,
16:22which was just a Geordie that cried, like, you know.
16:26And then I was Nigel Kennedy, you know, the violinist.
16:29I asked him, a bit of a monster, monster.
16:31And he's got like a, I don't know what it is on his neck,
16:35like a, I don't know if it's a mark,
16:38repetitive strain mark from the violin,
16:40but I said it could be a talking boil,
16:42like how to get ahead in advertising.
16:45And they went for it and they made it speak.
16:46So yeah, it was good.
16:48It was nice to have a bit of input as well.
16:50So yeah, and then you move your way up the ranks,
16:52kind of, you start small, you know.
16:53So a lot of the other people have been there a long time
16:55and they got better voices, you know.
16:57Like, when you start off, you could be a talking potato
17:00in a famine sketch, you know, so.
17:02And what did you get up to?
17:04I got up to Bill Clinton.
17:06Go on, then.
17:06He's got a chorus, you know,
17:07he's got that kind of Arkansas thing going on,
17:09but he always sounds like he's got a really sore throat.
17:12So yes, that was Bill Clinton.
17:14John Thompson.
17:15Thank you.
17:19Andy, never mind clapping, your letters.
17:22OK, can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
17:24Thank you, Andy.
17:25N.
17:26And another?
17:29V.
17:30And another?
17:32R.
17:33And a vowel?
17:35O.
17:36And another?
17:37E.
17:39And a consonant?
17:41D.
17:42And another?
17:45M.
17:46And a vowel?
17:48U.
17:49And a final consonant, please?
17:51Final... C.
17:54Good luck with this.
18:27Andy?
18:27Seven.
18:29Sheena?
18:29Six.
18:30What's your six?
18:31Modern.
18:33Andy?
18:34Mourned.
18:34Yes, well done.
18:36You've got an eight, John.
18:37I've got a lovely seven.
18:38Go on, then.
18:39Uncover.
18:40Uncover, yeah, that's a really nice one.
18:42Couldn't get more than seven, Anne.
18:44OK.
18:45Sheena, your letters.
18:47Can I have a consonant, please?
18:49Thank you, Sheena.
18:51B.
18:53Vowel?
18:54I.
18:55And another?
18:57O.
18:59Consonant?
19:01R.
19:02And another?
19:04L.
19:06A vowel?
19:08E.
19:10A consonant?
19:13T.
19:16Consonant?
19:18R.
19:20And a vowel, please?
19:22And the last one?
19:24E.
19:25Off you go.
19:55Sheena?
19:58Six.
19:59Andy?
20:00Six.
20:01Sheena?
20:02Boiler.
20:03Andy?
20:04Boiler, as well.
20:05OK.
20:06Show them to each other, just so I know neither of you are cheating.
20:12John?
20:13If you put an R in that, it's the American word for grilling, broiler.
20:17Yes.
20:18How annoyingly good you are.
20:21Well, the technique paid off.
20:24Susie?
20:25No, that's as good as it got over here.
20:27Broiler chicken is one suitable for roasting or grilling, that kind of thing.
20:31Andy, your numbers.
20:32Thank you.
20:33Could I have one large and five small, please?
20:35One big and five little, and just for you, in the shape of a cross.
20:39It might bring you luck, let's see.
20:40Right, we have this round.
20:42Seven, one, four, eight, six, and the large one, 50.
20:48And the target to reach, 925.
20:51925.
20:55So
21:23Andy?
21:24No, I didn't get near that one, actually.
21:26Sheena?
21:27915.
21:29OK, let's hear it.
21:31OK, 4 minus 1.
21:334 minus 1 is 3.
21:34Times by 6.
21:3618.
21:36Is 18.
21:38Multiply by the 50.
21:39Is 900.
21:41And add the 8 and the 7.
21:43And the 8 and 7 you haven't used yet.
21:45Gets you 10 away, sneaking in five points.
21:48Rachel?
21:49Um, tricky one.
21:50Lots of dead ends.
21:51But you could have said 50 times 6 is 300.
21:56Add on 8 for 308.
21:597 minus 4 is 3.
22:02Times those together for 924.
22:04And chuck on your 1 for 925.
22:10She never fails.
22:12Second teaser.
22:13Old whale, old whale, and the clue in ancient hymns.
22:18This was the name of many.
22:20In ancient hymns, this was the name of many.
22:24See you in a minute.
22:40I left you with the clue in ancient hymns.
22:43This was the name of many.
22:44And the answer hallowed.
22:4758-34.
22:48So you've caught up a bit there, Sheena.
22:51And it's your letters.
22:54Consonant, please.
22:55Thank you, Sheena.
22:56L.
22:58A vowel.
23:00I.
23:01And another?
23:03A.
23:05Consonant?
23:07P.
23:10A consonant?
23:11M.
23:13And a vowel?
23:15E.
23:17Um, a consonant?
23:20Q.
23:22Um, a vowel?
23:25I.
23:27And a consonant?
23:28And a last one?
23:30N.
23:31Start the clock.
23:46So
24:03Sheena?
24:04Um, a five.
24:06Andy?
24:06I think a six.
24:07Really?
24:08Sheena?
24:09Uh, ample?
24:11Andy?
24:12Is impale a word?
24:13Ample is fine, but it's impale.
24:15I'm afraid not impale, Andy.
24:17Sorry about that.
24:18Oh, I see.
24:19Anything else?
24:20There is a seven there, actually.
24:22Um, a maniple.
24:24M-A-N-I-P-L-E.
24:25A subdivision of a Roman legion consisting of either 120 or 60 men.
24:31I knew that.
24:33Andy, chance to do better this time.
24:37May I have a consonant, please?
24:39Thank you, Andy.
24:40D.
24:41And another?
24:43Y.
24:44And another?
24:46N.
24:47And a vowel?
24:49E.
24:50And another?
24:52O.
24:53And another?
24:55A.
24:56And a consonant?
24:59C.
25:00And another?
25:02L.
25:04And a final consonant, please?
25:06A final R.
25:08Time starts now.
25:15So...
25:40Andy?
25:41A... six.
25:43Sheena?
25:44Six.
25:45Andy?
25:46Lined.
25:48Sheena?
25:49Cloned.
25:50Oh, that's good.
25:51Yeah, cloned. Very good.
25:53Yeah.
25:54Susie, your origins of words.
25:57Thank you.
25:58Well, the one thing I did know when I was little is that I was gargallophobic,
26:03which means I hated being tickled more than anything.
26:06And I still, to this day, hate being tickled.
26:09But one thing I have grown out of is a phobia of being teased.
26:12I was no good at being teased at all.
26:14I just used to get very upset about it.
26:16It's fine now.
26:17But the origin of teasing is actually, I think, quite nice,
26:20because it really implies that you're rubbing someone up the wrong way,
26:24which is definitely how it felt for me.
26:26Because the original meaning of the word was to comb wool in preparation for spinning.
26:32And this would be done quite often by going against the weft, if you like,
26:35or going against the natural direction of the wool.
26:38And we still use this idea for teasing out tangles in our hair if it's really tangling.
26:42Oh, yeah.
26:43We are teasing it, looking back to that idea.
26:45And this process of combing the wool before spinning
26:50was sometimes carried out using a really dry, prickly flower head,
26:54which is why we get the plant, the teasel.
26:57And it gets its name from that use, that very, very early use.
27:00And it reminded me of heckling as well.
27:02I'm sure, John, you've never been heckled, ever.
27:04Oh, I have.
27:05OK.
27:06Well, heckling is quite similar, because a heckle or a hackle
27:09was a steel comb used in nexistry.
27:12And it was, this time, removing knots or dirts from flax or hemp fibres.
27:16Really painful, really arduous work.
27:19And in the 19th century, those who were doing it set up unions
27:23in order to represent themselves, demand fairer pay,
27:25but also shorter working days, because it was really tough work.
27:29It said it involved a fair bit of shouting at the authorities and the employers.
27:35And some say that the heckling shop, as they were called,
27:37gained a reputation for this kind of haranguing
27:39and this sort of fierce opposition.
27:42But a simpler explanation of the term, and a more likely one,
27:44goes back to that splitting and combing and straightening
27:48of that really knotty bit of flax,
27:51and likening that to the kind of persistent questioning,
27:54perhaps, of a politician,
27:55and then for the interruptions that you might get,
27:58not with John, during a comedic performance.
28:00But we think it goes back to that idea
28:02of combing something really roughly across wool.
28:06Thank you, Suzy.
28:07You're welcome.
28:11Round 12, 64 to 45.
28:14Sheena, plenty of time still to catch up.
28:17And your letters.
28:19I'll have a consonant, please, Rachel.
28:21Thank you, Sheena.
28:22B.
28:24And a vowel.
28:26O.
28:27And another.
28:29E.
28:31And a consonant.
28:33S.
28:35And another.
28:37F.
28:39A vowel.
28:41A.
28:43And a consonant.
28:45D.
28:48And another consonant.
28:50G.
28:52And a vowel, please.
28:54Lastly, O.
28:57Good luck for this.
29:07So
29:29Sheena?
29:31Six.
29:32Andrew?
29:33Think of six.
29:35Sheena?
29:36Goofed.
29:37Andy?
29:37Say boost.
29:39With an S.
29:40Yeah.
29:41Yeah, it would have to be with a Z, I'm afraid.
29:44Sorry about that.
29:45And goofed, I think, should be absolutely fine.
29:47Yes, it's in there.
29:48Well done.
29:49John?
29:50I started with oboes and then the light shone upon me
29:54and it...
29:54Bodegas.
29:55Yes.
29:56Is it in?
29:57It is, absolutely in.
29:58Yeah, so in Spanish-speaking countries,
29:59they're kind of wine shops.
30:00But if you go to New York,
30:02they're sort of Spanish shops selling, you know,
30:04special Spanish artisan food.
30:07Very good.
30:07OK.
30:09Sheena's couching up.
30:10Andy, your letters.
30:11A consonant, please, Rachel.
30:13Thank you, Andy.
30:14D.
30:16And another.
30:18W.
30:19And a vowel.
30:21A.
30:22And a consonant.
30:24R.
30:26And another.
30:28T.
30:29And a vowel.
30:31E.
30:33And another.
30:35I.
30:37And a consonant.
30:40P.
30:42And a final consonant, please.
30:44A final.
30:45S.
30:47Start the clock.
31:05So...
31:18Andy?
31:19Seven.
31:19Good. Sheena?
31:21Seven.
31:22Andy?
31:22I got pirates.
31:24Sheena? Partied?
31:26Yeah.
31:27Susie?
31:28There's a lovely word in there for eight.
31:30Traipsed.
31:31Ah, yeah.
31:31Yeah.
31:33Sheena, win round 14 on the final round and you're there.
31:37Your numbers.
31:39Two large and four small.
31:41Slightly more of a gamble than one large, possibly.
31:44Possibly not.
31:45You need this one, Sheena.
31:46Still in it.
31:47Final numbers today are four, eight, four, seven,
31:52and the big two, 75 and 50.
31:55And the target to reach, 794.
31:58794.
32:01So...
32:30Sheena?
32:32800.
32:33Andy?
32:34No, I don't think I've got any.
32:36Sheena?
32:37Seven add to eight is 15.
32:41Seven plus eight, 15.
32:44Four over four.
32:45Is one.
32:47Add it together.
32:4816.
32:49Multiply by 50.
32:50Four, six, oh wait, 800.
32:54Still in it.
32:55Rachel?
32:56I didn't get this one, so you will have to leave it with me for a minute.
33:00Oh, okay.
33:02Final round.
33:04Sheena, you did well with that one.
33:07There's very little between you, really, in that you can win still.
33:14But the final round's important in itself.
33:16Fingers on buzzers.
33:19Please reveal today's crucial Countdown Conundrum.
33:32So...
33:38Andy?
33:39Is it bilingual?
33:40Let's have a look.
33:47Well done.
33:48Sheena, I'm so sorry you were catching up.
33:51Yeah.
33:51Were you anywhere near that bilingual?
33:54Nowhere near.
33:55No, okay.
33:55Well, that's very honest.
33:57Thank you for being here and looking so beautiful.
34:00Thank you.
34:01I can say that because I'm another girl.
34:04Andy, congratulations.
34:05God is still with you.
34:07Yeah, thank you very much.
34:08We'll see you again tomorrow.
34:10Yes.
34:10Susie, thank you.
34:12Thank you.
34:12Will we see you again tomorrow?
34:14Do you know what?
34:15Yeah.
34:16Okay.
34:17Rachel?
34:19I've got homework, so I've got something to keep me busy tonight.
34:22Very unusual, that.
34:24Thank you for watching.
34:25See you again tomorrow.
34:26Bye.
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