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00:30Hello, everybody. Welcome to the last countdown of the week. Thank you so, so much for tuning in. We never, ever take that for granted. And it's the Friday before a really, really important weekend. Rachel, it involves tweeting, but there's no social media to be found anywhere because this weekend is the RSPB's Big Garden Bird Watch. Do you know much about this?
00:53I know that you're supposed to take a certain amount of time and count. It's kind of a national survey, isn't it, to see what is where?
01:00It's exactly that simple. And it started way back in the late 70s and it's grown and grown and grown. And there's now just under a million people that take part every year in the UK. It's exactly that. For one hour over the weekend, you count the birds in your area.
01:14And they've been able to create then over decades this picture of a population. Sadly, over the last half a century, we've lost about 38 million birds from our skies here.
01:24So to keep an eye on it and see where it's thriving and where it's struggling is really, really important and a beautiful thing to do.
01:31Sounds like it's thriving in your garden. Is it Roberta? Roberta and Roberta too. I mean, if you feed them, they're there all the time. But I've now got a whole load of songbirds because I've got more feeding stations.
01:44So they come as well. I've got a few pheasants that pop by. Beautiful creatures. And I try not to chase the pigeons away because I like the pigeons as well. I feed them all, you know.
01:53But listen, it's a great thing that the RSPB do. You can look up online. It might be too late to get involved with it being this weekend, but you can get involved.
02:02You can have a look at what they do. You can maybe sign up for next year. It's a great thing. And yeah, it's so simple, but so powerful.
02:09But just for the record, I don't think you're supposed to say I saw Roberta one and Roberta two. I think you're supposed to say two Robins.
02:15Two Robins. You don't have to name them like I do. You're absolutely right.
02:19OK, let's fly on over to the dictionary corner. She's got her beak buried in the dictionary as always.
02:24Our Susie Dent. And feather in his nest. For the last time this week is John Coulshaw.
02:33The big garden bird watch, John. Brilliant, isn't it?
02:36It is. It's such a fascinating thing to see all the little chaffinches and the yellow hammers and the jays.
02:42They're a lovely one as well. Beautiful.
02:44And pheasants. On the pheasants, lovely things.
02:46Listen, we've got two new friends to make today because Mark, our octo-champ from yesterday, buzzed off.
02:52So, Dave Tinkler, first, how are you doing, Dave?
02:54Yeah, very good, thanks.
02:55Good man. Big fan of the horse racing and, in fact, you travel all over the world.
02:59Do you watch it? Tell me about that.
03:00Yes, that's right. Yeah, so I go quite a lot in the UK, but I go on quite a few racing holidays.
03:06And I've been to the US, Canada, Dubai, Hong Kong.
03:10All right, brilliant. Well, listen, it's a two-horse race today and you're one of them.
03:13And you're taking on Mick Jennings, who joins us.
03:17And we were just talking before coming on air.
03:20And your wife, Julia, takes part in the Birdwatch.
03:23Yeah, definitely. Avid gardener and environmentalist.
03:27Brilliant. Love that.
03:29And you yourself have lived a life less ordinary.
03:31Loads we could talk about.
03:32But you're currently making your own speakers using the valve technology, which goes way back, what, 100 years, doesn't it?
03:40The valves I use in the amplifiers that my brother and I designed were made in the 1920s by Cunningham in America.
03:47Yeah.
03:47And they're still operating perfectly and sound fantastic.
03:50You're one of those people, Mick, who retires and becomes more busy.
03:54Is that probably right?
03:55Yeah, that's probably right.
03:56Yeah, that sums it up.
03:56There's so many things we could talk about.
03:58But listen, good luck to you today.
04:00Good luck to Mick and good luck to Dave.
04:01Well, Dave, you're in the champion's chair.
04:06Nobody's earned it yet, but you're picking the first letters.
04:09Hi, Rachel.
04:09Hi, Dave.
04:10Could I start with a constant, please?
04:11You can indeed start today with R.
04:14And another.
04:17T.
04:19And a vowel, please.
04:21A.
04:22And another.
04:23I.
04:24And another.
04:26E.
04:27And a fourth vowel, please.
04:29I.
04:30A consonant.
04:33N.
04:34And another consonant.
04:35T.
04:36And a final consonant, please.
04:38A final P.
04:39At home and in the studio, let's play Kainstown.
04:41We're all together.
04:47Okay.
04:48Nice.
05:00How many, Dave?
05:13Seven.
05:14Seven for you. And Mick?
05:15Seven.
05:16Seven for you. All right, Dave, what have you got?
05:18A patient.
05:19Spotted. And Mick?
05:20Natier.
05:21Natier!
05:23Lovely. I am pretty sure that is still in.
05:26It is, yeah. Both great words.
05:27Natier for the hair?
05:29Yeah, it just means sort of smart, fashionable, you know,
05:32quite well turned out.
05:34What about yourself, John, as you get on?
05:35A couple more sevens. You could have had inertia or nitrate.
05:39Nitrate.
05:39Both there for some sevens.
05:41Nice. Strong start. Two challengers today.
05:44Could be a close one, Mick. Let's get your letters.
05:47Thank you, Rachel. Consonant, please.
05:49Thank you. Start with G.
05:50And vowel.
05:52E.
05:53And consonant, please.
05:56S.
05:56And vowel.
05:58O.
05:59Consonant, please.
06:00L.
06:01And vowel.
06:03I.
06:04Consonant, please.
06:06C.
06:07Another consonant, please.
06:10S.
06:12And a final consonant, please.
06:13A final N.
06:15And 30 seconds.
06:16And that's great.
06:30T today'süz.
06:32And that's great.
06:36And that's nice.
06:37ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
06:47Nick?
06:48Seven.
06:49OK, and Dave?
06:50Seven.
06:51Seven, well done.
06:52What have you got, Mick?
06:53Closing.
06:54Closing?
06:55Same, Dave, or different?
06:56Singles.
06:57Singles?
06:58Absolutely fine.
06:59Sevens all round, 14 points each.
07:01Can we go beyond sevens?
07:02Do you know, we can.
07:03Susie just rooted out this rather fascinating one,
07:06related to the words we've had, e-closing?
07:09Yes.
07:10And to e-close of an insect is to emerge as an adult from the pupa
07:15or as a larva from the egg.
07:17Thank you, Susie.
07:18Great work.
07:19But what a start from Dave and Mick.
07:21Never been here before.
07:22Great stuff on the letters.
07:24Let's see how you get on in the numbers, Dave, you're choosing.
07:26Can I have four large, please?
07:28You can indeed.
07:29Does that mean you like the numbers?
07:30I hope so.
07:31We'll see in 30...
07:32Well, a little bit more than 30 seconds.
07:34The small ones for your seven and eight.
07:37And then we know 50, 75, 25, 100.
07:41With the target...
07:43796.
07:44796.
07:45Numbers up.
07:46I think you're pretty much as bad as any news set.
07:47The big numbers up.
07:48Theol морals.
07:49I think it's a Marsden at every 8-minute room.
07:52Time's up, David.
08:197.96.
08:20And Mick?
08:21No, 7.92.
08:22Just missed it, OK.
08:237.96 for you, Dave.
08:25Off you go.
08:26Eight times 100.
08:27Eight times 100, 800.
08:2975 over 25 is three.
08:32Yeah.
08:32Take that off the seven.
08:34Probably a four.
08:35A four and take it away.
08:36Ten points.
08:37Well done.
08:40So the number's the only thing separating you.
08:43As we get our first tea time teaser of this Friday afternoon.
08:46It's a wacky old clue, this one.
08:48Right, those old, those old.
08:51Timmy and Usain, keep those old bits and pieces in here.
08:55Timmy and Usain, keep those old bits and pieces in here.
08:59Welcome back.
09:16Timmy and Usain, keep those old bits and pieces in here.
09:20Timmy's Timmy Mallet, that's for the slightly older audience.
09:23Usain's Usain Bolt for the younger audience.
09:25And you keep your mallets and bolts in the toolshed.
09:28Let's get back to it.
09:29And it's your learners, Mick.
09:30A consonant, please, Rachel.
09:31Thank you, Mick.
09:32P.
09:33And a vowel.
09:35U.
09:36A consonant.
09:38L.
09:38And a vowel.
09:39E.
09:41A consonant.
09:43D.
09:43And a vowel, please.
09:45A.
09:47A consonant.
09:49V.
09:50Another consonant, please.
09:52P.
09:55And a final vowel, please.
09:57And a final U.
09:59Thanks, Rich.
10:00Thanks, Rich.
10:01Thanks, Rich.
10:01Thanks, Rich.
10:02Thanks, Rich.
10:02Thanks, Rich.
10:03Thanks, Rich.
10:03Thanks, Rich.
10:03Thanks, Rich.
10:04Thanks, Rich.
10:04Thanks, Rich.
10:05Thanks, Rich.
10:05Thanks, Rich.
10:06Thanks, Rich.
10:06Thanks, Rich.
10:07Thanks, Rich.
10:07Thanks, Rich.
10:08Thanks, Rich.
10:09Thanks, Rich.
10:09Thanks, Rich.
10:10Thanks, Rich.
10:11Thanks, Rich.
10:12Thanks, Rich.
10:13Thanks, Rich.
10:14Thanks, Rich.
10:15Thanks, Rich.
10:16Thanks, Rich.
10:17Thanks, Rich.
10:18Thanks, Rich.
10:19Thanks, Rich.
10:20Thanks, Rich.
10:21Thanks, Rich.
10:22Thanks, Rich.
10:23Thanks, Rich.
10:24Thanks, Rich.
10:25Thanks, Rich.
10:26Thanks, Rich.
10:27Thanks, Rich.
10:30Time's up. Mick, how do you get on?
10:33Six. Six from you. And Dave?
10:35Six. Six from you. All right, sixes all round. Mick, what's the word?
10:39Dapple. Dapple. And Dave?
10:41Lapped. And lapped. All right.
10:44Gorgeous. Nice words. Nice words. Dapple in particular.
10:47Sounds like it's lovely, isn't it?
10:49Yes, and we can only do sixes as well.
10:52Yes, pulped was there for another six.
10:54So, difficult round. Difficult round.
10:56Just the numbers, the difference so far between Dave and Mick.
10:59And, Dave, it's your letters.
11:01Can I have a consonant, please?
11:03Thank you, Dave. N. And another?
11:07D. A vowel, please.
11:10O. And a second?
11:12A. Another vowel, please.
11:16I. And another vowel.
11:19E. A consonant, please.
11:23N. Another consonant.
11:26R. And a final consonant, please.
11:29R. And a final G.
11:31Half a minute.
11:31R. And a final G.
11:32O. And a half.
11:33I.
11:34Thick knows what's nice.
11:36I.
11:37I.
11:37T.
11:38T.
11:38T.
11:38T.
11:38H.
11:39Dave Tinkler, how many?
12:04Eight.
12:05Mick Jennings?
12:06Seven.
12:06Seven.
12:07Seven.
12:07Look at that.
12:08What's a seven, Mick?
12:09Groaned.
12:10And you'll be groaning at this.
12:12What's the eight?
12:13Adorning.
12:14Adorning.
12:14Adorning.
12:15Very lovely, yes.
12:16Lovely.
12:16Well done.
12:19Right, big eight points there for Dave.
12:21How did you get on, John?
12:22Another eight to be had.
12:25Organdy.
12:26Yes.
12:26Organdy's beautiful.
12:28It's a fine translucent cotton muslin, so organdy gowns.
12:32Just lovely.
12:33Sounds luxurious.
12:34Yeah.
12:34Very nice.
12:35Very nice.
12:36Right, back to the numbers.
12:37Time for a bit of redemption, Mick.
12:40You're choosing.
12:41One large, please, Rachel.
12:42Thank you, Mick.
12:43One from the top.
12:44And five knots.
12:46And this time around, the little numbers are one, nine, four, five and four.
12:53And the large one, 75.
12:55With the target, 633.
12:58633.
12:59Numbers up.
12:59633.
13:00Numbers up.
13:00633.
13:01Nachasmus.
13:14633.
13:15Message.
13:176.33, Mick?
13:33I am on 6.33, not written down.
13:36Not fully written down.
13:37That's all right, Dave.
13:386.33. Off you go, Mick.
13:4175 plus 4.
13:4379.
13:44Times 8.
13:45How did you make your 8?
13:48I'm sorry, I've messed up.
13:499 minus 1, but I've used the 1 twice.
13:52Oh, Mick.
13:54Goodness me.
13:55All right, it's little things like this, Dave.
13:58So, 75 plus 4.
14:0079.
14:01Times 9 minus 1.
14:039 minus 1 is 8.
14:04Times them together for 632.
14:07And then 5 minus 4.
14:08The second 4.
14:10You could have had it.
14:11Sorry.
14:12Well done, Dave.
14:13APPLAUSE
14:14Mick, I think that's what you saw, but because you didn't get a chance to write it down.
14:19So, unlucky there, my friend.
14:21Unlucky.
14:22All right, I'm excited about this.
14:24John Culshaw's been whying as usual in this stint in Dictionary Corner.
14:29But you gave me this before we came on air.
14:31He said, don't look at it.
14:32Don't do anything.
14:33So, come on, talk to me.
14:34What is this?
14:35Well, it's a glass that contains lots of names, lots of names of random characters.
14:40Yes.
14:40And we always love the whole voice neighbours thing, where one character can merge into another.
14:45Yes.
14:46Such as Russell Crowe into Les Darsons, for example.
14:49It's one of my favourites.
14:50So, I want to maybe pick out two at a time.
14:53Yes.
14:53Let's just see what happens, how you morph from one to the other, and maybe some other characters
14:59will emerge along the way.
15:01Joe Biden into Alan Carr.
15:04No chance.
15:05OK, well, with Joe Biden, we start very steady.
15:09And then, I think, he would sort of like start to go up a bit like that.
15:13And then somebody comes there, then, oh, yes, Kenneth Williams, he's came up there, hasn't
15:17he?
15:17Yes.
15:18Yes.
15:18Take away the American.
15:19And then give it some, like, real sort of welly like that.
15:21And then, that's how you go from Joe Biden to Alan Carr.
15:25Really?
15:25That must be one of the hardest ones you could get.
15:28That's probably the trickiest combination.
15:29Oh, my God.
15:30Good friend of mine.
15:31Bobby George.
15:32Oh.
15:33To Lennox Lewis.
15:34OK, let me just say how I'm going to win this tournament.
15:38What you got to do, you got to go out there, you know, keep going for the trebles, keep
15:43going for the doubles, don't lose your head, and then you sort of put on the Canadian thing
15:46and, hey, you know, do you want to make excuses or do you want to make history?
15:50That is fantastic.
15:51And in Bullseye, that's how you win the caravan.
15:54It's so weird to hear you do someone I know so well.
15:57And your Bobby George is spot on.
15:59It's such a comforting one to do, you know.
16:01Ah, right.
16:02One more.
16:03One more.
16:03OK.
16:04Now, I've had a sneak look at these two.
16:06This is great.
16:07I want you to start Barack Obama.
16:10OK.
16:11And I want you to finish Sir David Attenborough.
16:14Oh, well, two legendary people.
16:17OK.
16:18Well, I suppose, Mr. Obama, he would begin by saying this world is a very inspiring place.
16:23So we have to take great care.
16:25And the way that we're going to do that is to pull together and then just as it softens,
16:31it goes a little bit like that.
16:33Take away the American and then there we have probably the greatest living soul on planet Earth today.
16:41I shall be president of the solar system, I shall be president of the solar system and things will be better.
16:47That's the best.
16:48That was brilliant.
16:49APPLAUSE
16:50Absolutely fantastic.
16:54All right, Dave and Mick, two challengers taking each other on today.
16:58Dave, you're leading the way at the moment, but plenty of time for it all to go wrong.
17:02So let's get more letters.
17:04Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
17:06Thank you, Dave.
17:07K.
17:08And another.
17:10H.
17:11A vowel, please.
17:12O.
17:13And another.
17:15E.
17:16A third.
17:18A.
17:19And a fourth, please.
17:21E.
17:22A consonant.
17:24G.
17:25Another consonant.
17:26L.
17:27And a final consonant, please.
17:29A final T.
17:30And here we go again.
18:02That's time.
18:03Dave?
18:04A six.
18:04Six from you.
18:05And Mick?
18:06Six.
18:06And a six as well.
18:07Here we go.
18:07What have you got, Mr Tinkler?
18:09Lowe.
18:09Mr Jennings?
18:10Eaglet.
18:11Eaglet.
18:12Yes.
18:13That's good.
18:14Very nice.
18:14Well, if you find an eagle in your garden this weekend with a big garden bird watch, that
18:19would be something.
18:20Six each, John?
18:21Yeah, a couple of other sixes.
18:23Hoglet was there for another similar one.
18:26Goatee as well for another six.
18:28Nice.
18:28Nice.
18:29Very good indeed.
18:30More letters then.
18:31And you're picking them, Mick?
18:32Continent, please.
18:33Thank you, Mick.
18:34S.
18:36Vowel, please.
18:37I.
18:38Consonant.
18:40R.
18:41And a vowel.
18:43U.
18:44A consonant.
18:45M.
18:46Another consonant, please.
18:48T.
18:50A vowel.
18:52A.
18:53Continent, please.
18:55L.
18:57And a consonant, please.
18:59And lastly, D.
19:01Start the clock.
19:01A consonant, please.
19:02A consonant, please.
19:03A consonant, please.
19:04A consonant, please.
19:05A consonant, please.
19:06A consonant, please.
19:07A consonant, please.
19:08A consonant, please.
19:09A consonant, please.
19:10A consonant, please.
19:11A consonant, please.
19:12A consonant, please.
19:14A consonant, please.
19:15A consonant, please.
19:16A consonant, please.
19:17A consonant, please.
19:18A consonant, please.
19:19A consonant, please.
19:20A consonant, please.
19:21A consonant, please.
19:22A consonant, please.
19:23A consonant, please.
19:24A consonant, please.
19:25A consonant, please.
19:26A consonant, please.
19:27A consonant, please.
19:28A consonant, please.
19:29A consonant, please.
19:30Mick, how many?
19:33Seven. Seven. And Dave?
19:35Seven. Well done. Matching each other all the way. Mick?
19:38Mustier. Mustier. And Dave?
19:41Lustier. Lustier and mustier.
19:44I'd rather be one than t'other, if I'm being honest.
19:46That's true.
19:48But both are equally valid in the dictionary, at least.
19:53Anything else, John?
19:54Now, some eights to speak of.
19:57Missruled was there for a rather nice eight.
20:00And now, this is a fascinating one.
20:03Mustelid? Mustelid, yes.
20:05Mustelid. Yes. M-U-S-T-E-L-I-D.
20:08A mammal of the weasel family.
20:10Oh, wow. Yeah.
20:11Right. 61.33, as we get our third numbers round of the day.
20:17And Dave, you're going to be choosing six?
20:19Another four large again, please, Rachel.
20:21You most certainly can. Four large, one's too little.
20:23Let's see if we can find a challenge.
20:25Two little ones. Six and one.
20:28And then we have 25, 100, 50 and 75.
20:33And the target?
20:35490.
20:36490. Numbers up.
20:37521.5 million.
20:47490.
20:47480.
20:48540.
20:48530.
20:49550.
20:49690.
20:50690.
20:51660.
20:51865.
20:517我们吸cher.
20:51770.
20:52Over.
20:52860.
20:52760.
20:54760.
20:55760.
20:55860.
20:56760.
20:56860.
20:57760.
20:57760.
20:58760.
20:59860.
20:59760.
21:00960.
21:03860.
21:03860.
21:05960.
21:05860.
21:06960.
21:07With the four large again. Dave, 4-9-0, how did you get on?
21:124-9-0. Well done to you. And Mick?
21:14No, 4-9-8. Just missed it. He's doing you with a four large, isn't he, again.
21:18Dave, off you go.
21:206-1 is 5. 5.
21:2350 over 25 is 2. Yep.
21:27100 minus the 2... 98.
21:29Times the 5. Perfect, 490. Oh, well done.
21:32APPLAUSE
21:35Let's get our last tea-time teaser of the week.
21:37Sage, fern, sage, fern.
21:40Sage and fern are green, and so are these people.
21:43Sage and fern are green, and so are these people.
21:46BELL RINGS
21:48APPLAUSE
22:02Hello again.
22:03Sage and fern are green, and so are these people.
22:05A word I don't think I've heard before.
22:07Sage fern becomes freegans.
22:09What's a freegan?
22:11Freeganism. It's been around for a little while, actually.
22:13And they, uh, freegans reject consumerism, and rather than buy food,
22:18they will use discarded food or food that otherwise will go to waste.
22:22OK. All right. Thank you, freegans, the last tea-time teaser of the week.
22:26We have a teapot to give away. It's going to be Dave or Mick.
22:28It's looking like Dave, but it's not a foregone conclusion, Mick.
22:31Uh, many, many points still to win.
22:33Six rounds to go in your letters.
22:35Thank you. Consonant, please, Rachel.
22:37Thank you, Mick.
22:38N.
22:39And a vowel.
22:41O.
22:42A consonant.
22:44T.
22:45And a vowel.
22:46A.
22:47Consonant.
22:48G.
22:49And a vowel.
22:51O.
22:52Another vowel, please.
22:55U.
22:57Another vowel, please.
22:59Another O.
23:01And a consonant, please.
23:02And lastly, R.
23:04Let's play.
23:05One, two.
23:06One, one.
23:07What?
23:07Tohotsky.
23:09One, one.
23:10All, one.
23:12The a Cheryl.
23:13One, two.
23:17One, two.
23:23One, two.
23:27One, two.
23:28One, two.
23:29One, two.
23:32One, two.
23:34One where?
23:34One, two.
23:35One, two.
23:35Mick? I'm going to try an eight.
23:38At this stage, it's a good shot, that, even if it's not in.
23:41Dave? Eight as well. Oh, my goodness.
23:44Mick? Outgrown. Outgrown?
23:47Yep. Outgrown as well. And outgrown.
23:50Well, you could say I've outgrown my clothes.
23:53That outgrown is in, but not as in, you know,
23:57the other kind of groaning, sadly.
23:59What did you have, John Culshaw?
24:01There's a rather nice seven outrank. Yes.
24:04As in, outrang the neighbouring bell.
24:07But I think my favourite of them all, a nice six,
24:10and it's just a ratoon.
24:13I want to say it like that, a ratoon.
24:15Yes, it's a small little shoot that grows.
24:17Once a sugar cane has been cropped, for example,
24:19the new sign of life is a ratoon.
24:21Right, good set of letters. Loads to talk about.
24:24Back to it with yours, Dave. Could I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
24:27Thank you, Dave. G. And a second.
24:30C. A thou, please.
24:33A. And a second.
24:36E. Another vowel.
24:38I. And another vowel, please.
24:42E. A consonant.
24:45H. Another consonant.
24:48R. And a final consonant, please.
24:51And a final S.
24:53I'm dying.
24:54I'm dying.
24:55I'm dying.
24:56I'm dying.
24:58I'm dying.
24:59I'm dying.
25:00I'm dying.
25:01O.
25:02Y.
25:05Dave?
25:27Six.
25:28And Mick?
25:29Six.
25:29And six for you.
25:30Dave, what have you got?
25:31Cheers.
25:33And Mick?
25:34Chaser.
25:35A chaser, and if you had a chaser,
25:36you might say cheers before you down it.
25:39So they're connected as well.
25:40Very nice indeed.
25:41What else do we have there, John and Susie?
25:42Yeah, a couple of sevens over here,
25:44and the two sevens, they're related.
25:47Cashier and charges.
25:49Nice.
25:49Could have been out.
25:50We get enough charges these days,
25:52not as many cashiers.
25:53Yeah, it's like...
25:54Yeah.
25:5577.39, four rounds left to play today.
25:58Final Origins of Words, Susie, of this week.
26:01What have you got for us there?
26:03A quick whirlwind tour of clothes this time.
26:06So just some origins that I quite like when it comes to clothes,
26:10and some words that you wouldn't think are related to clothes.
26:14And I'm going to start with the bowler hat,
26:16I mean, which obviously, item of headwear,
26:18hard felt hat.
26:20It was said to have been introduced, actually,
26:22by a Norfolk landowner called William Coke.
26:24So we should be wearing Coke hats rather than bowler hats.
26:27And it's said that he needed this because he found his very tall riding hat
26:32quite annoying because it would be swept off his head
26:36by overhanging branches when he went out riding.
26:38And so he asked Lox, a well-known hat maker of St. James,
26:42to design him a hat with a lower crown.
26:45But the hatter who designed it was called John Bowler.
26:48So, yeah, a bit of a string, that one, but that's where it came from.
26:53And a cardigan also born of necessity,
26:56though arguably slightly greater necessity.
26:59The bitter cold of the Crimean winter was the catalyst for this.
27:03It was named after the 7th Earl of Cardigan,
27:06who led the charge of the Light Brigade.
27:08And those soldiers who really wanted to protect themselves
27:12from that cold were said to wear these knitted cardigans
27:15and they were named after his.
27:17And the balaclava helmet, or cap, actually,
27:20the knitted wool and covering for the head,
27:22was also named after the port of balaclava,
27:25which was important in the Crimean War.
27:27And domino as well.
27:29The game of dominoes, you wouldn't think that that would go back to clothes,
27:32actually originally applied to a hooded clerical cloak
27:35and one also worn by monks.
27:37It looks back to dominus in Latin, meaning a master.
27:40But these hooded cloaks were worn to masquerades
27:43and also became these sort of wonderful head coverings,
27:47which were sort of like half-mask.
27:49We see them in masquerades today with the two eyes peeping out
27:52and it's thought that the domino tiles look like the black mask
27:56with two little eyes showing through as the white pips.
27:59Ah, fantastic. Thank you, Suge.
28:03Right, four rounds left today.
28:05Mick, a bit of work to do.
28:06You're going to have to find some magic.
28:07Let's see if it's in these letters. Off you go.
28:09A consonant, please, Rachel.
28:11Thank you, Mick.
28:12D.
28:13And a vowel.
28:15O.
28:16A consonant.
28:17S.
28:18And a vowel.
28:19E.
28:20A consonant.
28:21T.
28:22And a vowel.
28:24I.
28:26Consonant, please.
28:28W.
28:28Another consonant, please.
28:30Y.
28:31And another consonant, please.
28:33Lastly, N.
28:34Good luck.
28:35We'll see you next time.
28:36We'll see you next time.
28:36We'll see you next time.
28:37We'll see you next time.
28:37We'll see you next time.
28:37We'll see you next time.
28:38We'll see you next time.
28:38We'll see you next time.
28:39We'll see you next time.
28:39We'll see you next time.
28:40We'll see you next time.
28:41We'll see you next time.
28:41We'll see you next time.
28:41We'll see you next time.
28:42We'll see you next time.
28:42We'll see you next time.
28:43We'll see you next time.
28:43We'll see you next time.
28:44We'll see you next time.
28:44We'll see you next time.
28:45We'll see you next time.
28:45We'll see you next time.
28:46We'll see you next time.
28:46We'll see you next time.
28:47MUSIC PLAYS
29:06Mick?
29:07Eight, not written down.
29:08And Dave?
29:09Six.
29:09Ah, it's never over till it's over, Dave.
29:12Er, stoned.
29:13And what have you not written down?
29:15Downiest.
29:16Downiest.
29:17Brilliant.
29:18Well done.
29:18APPLAUSE
29:18Related to feathers, so we're back on birds.
29:23Yes, the downiest duvet or the downiest pillow you've ever slept on.
29:27Nice, look at that.
29:28All of a sudden, Dave's fidgeting a bit in his seat, let me tell you.
29:33Was there anything above the downiest?
29:35Er, no, no more eights.
29:36Townies was there for seven and also another seven.
29:39Destiny.
29:40It is your destiny.
29:43Nice.
29:44Let's keep it going, then.
29:45It's not over.
29:46Dave, your letters.
29:47Could I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
29:49Thank you, Dave.
29:50S.
29:51And another.
29:53M.
29:55And a vowel.
29:57O.
29:57A vowel.
29:59A.
30:00Another vowel.
30:02I.
30:04And a vowel.
30:06E.
30:08A consonant, please.
30:09D.
30:11A consonant.
30:13R.
30:14And a final consonant, please.
30:16Promising set.
30:17A final.
30:19W.
30:20Here we go.
30:20Two of those.
30:24R incoming.
30:30Thanks.
30:33Bye.
30:33We love you.
30:40Bye.
30:41Bye.
30:42Bye.
30:43Bye.
30:44Bye.
30:44Bye.
30:45Bye.
30:45Bye.
30:46Bye.
30:46Bye.
30:47Bye.
30:48Bye.
30:49Bye.
30:49Bye.
30:50How did you get on there, Dave?
30:52A seven.
30:53A seven from you and Mick?
30:55Seven.
30:55A seven.
30:56OK, what have you got, Dave?
30:57Roadies.
30:58Yeah.
30:59And Mick?
31:00Swarmed.
31:01Swarmed and roadies.
31:02Well done to both of you.
31:04Dave sealed that.
31:05He will be getting a teapot.
31:06Well done to you, Mick.
31:07Anything better, John?
31:09Another seven meadows.
31:11Lovely.
31:12All right, 84.54.
31:14Let's do our last numbers round of the week.
31:16And Mick, you're in control of these.
31:18Let's get some points on the board.
31:19One large, please, Rachel.
31:20One large.
31:21You want another ten, don't you?
31:23One large, five little, final selection of the week.
31:27And they are three, five, ten, one, four, and 100.
31:34And this final target, 916.
31:37916, numbers up.
31:49916, the target.
32:11Talk to me, Mick.
32:12914.
32:14914.
32:14Two away, Dave.
32:16915.
32:17915, one away.
32:19Go on, Dave.
32:2110 minus one is nine.
32:23Yep.
32:24Times 100 is 900.
32:26900.
32:27And then five times three is 15.
32:29It is.
32:30And add it on.
32:30One away.
32:31916, please, Rich, to finish the week.
32:34100.
32:35Minus five.
32:36Minus three.
32:3792.
32:3892 times 10.
32:39920.
32:40And take away, four.
32:4196.
32:42Nice.
32:44APPLAUSE
32:44Good work.
32:46Well, listen, Mick, you didn't get any points for that,
32:48but 54 is more than respectable,
32:51and still ten points up for grabs.
32:53Dave, let's see if we can get you over a century
32:55for your first win.
32:56Mick and Dave, fingers on the buzzers.
32:58Here's today's Countdown Conundrum.
32:59BELL RINGS
33:01Mick.
33:06Projector.
33:07Let's take a look.
33:09Brilliant.
33:10APPLAUSE
33:11Nice to get that, Mick.
33:15It was tiny margins today,
33:17a little bit here and a little bit there,
33:19and it sort of changed the story of the day,
33:21especially the numbers.
33:22And the numbers let me down.
33:23I would have thought the numbers should be my strength,
33:26but not today.
33:27Listen, thanks for being here.
33:28Really appreciate it.
33:29Great time, thank you.
33:29Bad news, Dave, you've got to spend another afternoon with us
33:32this Monday.
33:33We'll have you back, mate, a new champion.
33:35Sounds good, yep.
33:35Well done to you.
33:37APPLAUSE
33:37John Culshaw, always just...
33:41You make it so easy when you're in Dictionary Corner.
33:44It's such a delight, so thank you again.
33:46It's a joy for me too.
33:47Lovely to be here amongst you, and until next time.
33:49Yeah, until next time.
33:50And until Monday, Susie.
33:52Yeah, have a lovely weekend.
33:53And you, Rach, thank you so much.
33:54You've got some Friday night birdwatching in order.
33:56Oh, I am ready to round up my robins,
33:58to weigh up my wood pigeons,
34:01to tot up my tits.
34:02It's going to be a great weekend.
34:04We'll see you back on Monday, Rachel, Susie and I.
34:06You can count on us.
34:08APPLAUSE
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