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00:29Good afternoon, and welcome to the Countdown Studio.
00:33On the very day of the 75 years ago,
00:36Disney's Bambi had its premiere.
00:39Disney's Bambi.
00:40Who wrote the book? None other than Felix Salton,
00:44who wrote the little book about Little Thorn
00:47and sold it to Walt Disney for $1,000.
00:50Oh, bad mistake.
00:52Always retain a share,
00:54because Bambi grows something like $267 million.
00:59If only he had kept 2%, or 3%.
01:02Never sell everything.
01:04Always hold a little bit back, that's my advice.
01:06And I don't suppose that Walt Disney,
01:08who was apparently a very hard bloke,
01:10you know, sent poor old Felix a box of chocolates, I don't know.
01:14My mum took me to see it, I remember.
01:16Just two of us.
01:18It was heartbreaking when Bambi's mum got shot by the cruel hunter.
01:24I cried and cried and cried.
01:25She said, stop blubbing, she said.
01:27You've got a man up.
01:28Anyway, she said, we're having venison for supper.
01:33Well, we won't, actually.
01:34But what films, I wonder, do I find quite emotional, tear-jerking?
01:39I love that cinema, Paradiso.
01:41Do you know the one I mean?
01:42I haven't seen it.
01:43It is such a beautiful feel-good film.
01:45It's a glorious film.
01:47And then, I suppose the real, oh, tragic, tear-jerking,
01:51Sophie's Choice would make you cry forever.
01:54What about you?
01:55What makes you cry?
01:56Have you seen the first five minutes of Up?
01:59Up?
02:00That's the, yeah, everyone here is, they're going to start crying just at the mention of it.
02:03What's Up?
02:04The first five minutes of Up is a Pixar animation.
02:07It's beautiful.
02:07It's only five minutes, that first part.
02:09The film's lovely, but that bit's the saddest five minutes in any film ever made.
02:13And it's called Up?
02:14Up.
02:16Yes.
02:16Later, there's a dog and there's squirrels, and it's all very happy.
02:20Missed that one.
02:22Now, who's Up?
02:23I'll tell you who's back.
02:24Michael FIFA, sports data analyst from Manchester.
02:28Six wins.
02:30Yesterday's victory over Tyron King.
02:34And your family normally turns up.
02:35I hear they're losing interest in you.
02:36Yeah, they're fed up on the side of me, to be honest.
02:39Yeah?
02:39Yeah.
02:40So, you've still got a few coming in.
02:41Yeah, I've got the best sort of waving manically, yeah.
02:45My mum and dad have made it.
02:46Some other bits and pieces, yeah.
02:48Well, listen, you're going for your seventh.
02:49And then, I guess, should you overcome your competitor, opponent,
02:56they'll all be back again to see if you can become an octochamp.
02:58Let's see how you do.
02:59Here's hoping.
03:00Brian Kitson joins us, a former railway worker from Doncaster.
03:05That's right, yes.
03:06And he loves car boot sales and antique fares and so forth.
03:11But I want to talk to you about working inside the works in Doncaster.
03:14What were you doing?
03:15You went in as a young boy, really.
03:17I did.
03:17And then you went on for how long, then?
03:2029 years altogether.
03:21Did you?
03:21I worked on the railway, yeah.
03:22On the great old days of steam locomotives?
03:24No, steam, diesel, electric.
03:27Yeah.
03:27Well, good luck to you.
03:29Good luck to you both, in fact.
03:30Big round of applause for Michael and Brian.
03:36And over in the corner, Susie, of course.
03:38And she's back, journalist and broadcaster, none other than Helen Forspera.
03:43Welcome back.
03:44Welcome back.
03:48Always good to have you.
03:50Always good to have you back.
03:50It's nice to be here.
03:51Thank you for having me back.
03:52All right.
03:53Now then, Michael, off you go.
03:55You're looking for seven wins, remember.
03:57Concentrate.
03:58Afternoon, Rachel.
03:59Can I have a consonant, please?
04:01Start with R.
04:03And another one.
04:06T.
04:07And another.
04:09N.
04:10And a vowel.
04:12I.
04:12And another.
04:14E.
04:15And a consonant.
04:17R.
04:18And a vowel.
04:20A.
04:21And a consonant.
04:23T.
04:24And a final consonant, please.
04:28And a final Z.
04:30And here's the countdown clock.
04:32electronic music plays.
04:33BANG.
04:33Yeah.
04:35And a consonant.
04:35,,
04:38but it's a little bitairey.
04:39It's a try.
04:44Anyway,
04:45this is about to talk to you in your book.
04:46I am not Drikilis.
04:47You're listening to feedback.
04:50You're listening to a patch.
04:51You're listening to a podcast.
04:52You're listening to a compassionate hope.
04:53I am feeling you, in your memorylet Absolutely.
04:54Cuidation compute.
04:56I am not a resonates.
04:58I am embrace you.
05:00This is how I am.
05:01Michael?
05:04Seven.
05:05And Brian?
05:06Six.
05:07And your six?
05:08Battalion.
05:10Trainer.
05:11And trainer.
05:13All right.
05:14And what from the corner?
05:17Well, similar, retrained.
05:19So I think we've used the same letters there for seven.
05:21And trainer we had as well.
05:23Very good.
05:24Susie, anything else?
05:25Rattier is also there.
05:27Rattier?
05:27Being a bit irritable.
05:28Yes.
05:28Not a good way to start the show, is that?
05:30I've never seen her rattier.
05:33Exactly.
05:34All right.
05:34Seven points to Michael.
05:36Now then, Brian, your letters came.
05:37Consonant, please.
05:38Thank you, Brian.
05:40P.
05:40Vowel.
05:42O.
05:43Consonant.
05:45B.
05:46Consonant.
05:48N.
05:49Vowel.
05:51E.
05:52Vowel.
05:54I.
05:56Consonant.
05:57T.
05:58Consonant.
06:00R.
06:01And a vowel, please.
06:02And lastly, E.
06:05Stand by.
06:18MUSIC PLAYS
06:36Brian. Five. A five. Michael. A six.
06:41And a six. Brian. Point. And Michael.
06:45We open or reopen. Yes. Anything interesting? Helen?
06:52Well, I only found myself a couple of fives. Brian and probe.
06:56But I gather there's a couple of sevens hiding in there, aren't there?
06:59Pioneer is there. Protein. Pointer. So you could add the ER. Repoint. That kind of thing. So a few sevens.
07:05OK. Well done. Thank you. And Michael, we turn now to you for the first numbers game. Off you go.
07:12Can I have one from the top, please? You can indeed. Thank you, Michael. One large five little coming up.
07:17And the first numbers game of the day. Six. Four. Three. Five. Eight. And the big one. 25.
07:27And target, 802. 802.
07:30And the big one. 25.
08:00Michael. 802. 802. Brian. 800.
08:04800. All right. Let's go to Michael first, shall we? Michael.
08:08Eight times four. Eight times four, 32.
08:11Times 25. 800.
08:14And five minus three.
08:15Yeah. 802. Well done.
08:17APPLAUSE
08:18Well done indeed.
08:21So, time for our first Tea Time Teaser.
08:25It's tried wash.
08:26And the clue...
08:27He tried to wash the plates in this, but it was just too dirty.
08:31He tried to wash the plates in this, but it was just too dirty.
08:35APPLAUSE
08:36Welcome back. I left with a clue.
08:52He tried to wash the plates in this, but it was just too dirty.
08:55And the answer to that is...
08:57Dishwater.
08:58Dishwater.
09:00Oh, fucking dishwater.
09:0123 points to Michael.
09:03Early lead. Plenty of time, Brian.
09:05Let's try a letters game, shall we?
09:06Brian.
09:07Vowel, please.
09:08Thank you, Brian.
09:09O.
09:10Consonant.
09:12T.
09:14Consonant.
09:15S.
09:16Vowel.
09:18I.
09:19Vowel.
09:20A.
09:21Consonant.
09:23G.
09:23Another consonant.
09:27D.
09:28Vowel.
09:28I.
09:31Vowel, please.
09:32And the last one.
09:33O.
09:35Stand by.
09:36BELL RINGS
09:38BELL RINGS
09:46Brian.
10:08Five.
10:09A five and?
10:11Six.
10:11And a six.
10:13Brian.
10:14Day goes.
10:15Day goes and?
10:16Idiots.
10:17Idiots.
10:19Don't smile and look at me when you say idiots.
10:21No.
10:23What have we got in the corner?
10:25I don't like the way you're looking at me, saying idiots.
10:28We found idiots, but also you could have had digits,
10:30which is another six-letter one.
10:32Well done.
10:33Susie, anything else?
10:34Yeah, no, that was our best.
10:34It'll do.
10:35It'll do.
10:36Well done.
10:36And Michael.
10:39Letters go.
10:41A consonant, please, Rachel.
10:42Thank you, Michael.
10:43R.
10:44And another one, please.
10:46L.
10:47And another.
10:49D.
10:50A vowel.
10:51A.
10:52And another, please.
10:53U.
10:54And another.
10:55E.
10:57And a consonant.
10:58P.
10:59And another.
11:01N.
11:02And a vowel, please.
11:04And the last one.
11:06O.
11:07Stand by.
11:08And a vowel, please.
11:09And a vowel, please.
11:10And a vowel, please.
11:11And a vowel, please.
11:11And a vowel, please.
11:12And a vowel, please.
11:13And a vowel, please.
11:13And a vowel, please.
11:13And a vowel, please.
11:13And a vowel, please.
11:14And a vowel, please.
11:14And a vowel, please.
11:15And a vowel, please.
11:15And a vowel, please.
11:16And a vowel, please.
11:16And a vowel, please.
11:17And a vowel, please.
11:17And a vowel, please.
11:18And a vowel, please.
11:18And a vowel, please.
11:19And a vowel, please.
11:19And a vowel, please.
11:20And a vowel, please.
11:21And a vowel, please.
11:21And a vowel, please.
11:22And a vowel, please.
11:23And a vowel, please.
11:24Michael.
11:40Seven.
11:41Seven.
11:42And Brian?
11:42Seven.
11:43And Brian, seven.
11:45Yes, Michael?
11:46Launder.
11:47Launder and?
11:48Blunder.
11:49Plunder.
11:49Blunder.
11:50Well done.
11:51Yep.
11:51Now, Susie and Helen.
11:56There's another little seven hiding in there, preload, which I think preload's a word, isn't it?
12:00Yes, it is.
12:00Absolutely.
12:01But also an eight as well.
12:02Yep, Euroland, which is, I don't think you like this one very much, Nick, if I remember.
12:07It's another term for the Eurozone, the economic region formed by member countries of the EU who have adopted the Euro.
12:13Indeed.
12:14Looking a bit shaky these days.
12:16All right, 36 plays Brian.
12:19Seven, and we turn to Brian for a numbers game.
12:21Yes, Brian.
12:22Two large and four small, please.
12:24Thank you, Brian.
12:25Two from the top row and four from the bottom rows.
12:27And these four small ones are nine, two, ten, and another nine.
12:33And the large two, one hundred and fifty.
12:37And the target to reach, five hundred and fifty-three.
12:40Five, five, three.
12:41Five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five, five
13:12Brian.
13:135, 5, 9.
13:155, 5, 9.
13:16Michael?
13:17I completely lost it.
13:18Oh.
13:19No?
13:19No.
13:20Brian, nice chance.
13:2210 divided by 2.
13:2410 divided by 2 is 5.
13:2510 to the 100.
13:27500.
13:28Plus the 50, sorry.
13:30550.
13:32About 5, 5, 9, 9 then, yeah.
13:33Yeah, that'll do.
13:34Well done, Brian.
13:36Very good.
13:38You might as well.
13:41Well done.
13:42Well done indeed.
13:43All right, so 36 plays at 12.
13:46But we turn to Rachel.
13:48Rachel, can you be a little bit more certain about things?
13:525, 5, 3.
13:53Yes, it was possible.
13:53If you say 9 times 50 is 450, plus the 100 for 550,
14:00and then 10 minus the other 9 plus 2 is 3.
14:03Add them all together.
14:04Yeah, well done.
14:05Well done.
14:08Well done.
14:09So, as I say, 36 plays at 12.
14:11As we turn to Helen Hellyer, you are an ambassador for Barnardos.
14:16I am.
14:16It's a great, great charity.
14:17And last time, in order to raise awareness and indeed funds,
14:21you abseiled off the top of London's Olympic sculpture.
14:24And then they suddenly upped the game.
14:27What did they ask for?
14:28Do you know, they upped the game in spectacular fashion.
14:31So there I was, at the bottom of the Olympic structure,
14:33still in my harness, having just on my first abseil 300 feet down or whatever,
14:39adrenaline still pumping.
14:41And the CEO, who also did the abseil with me,
14:43suddenly said, would you ever consider leading a trek for us?
14:48And I thought, at the time, I thought, that sounds a fantastic idea.
14:51And I was on a bit of a high from my first abseil.
14:53So I said, yes, of course.
14:54You know, it'd be an honour.
14:55I'd love to.
14:56Not envisaging that 10 weeks later,
14:59I'd be in sub-zero temperatures in the Arctic wilderness,
15:03leading an eclectic group of friends,
15:05four kilometres from the Russian border,
15:08doing all sorts of challenges,
15:10learning to drive husky sleds,
15:12snowshoeing, cross-country skiing,
15:14building igloos.
15:15And the whole idea of it was, as well as raising money,
15:19which we did, I think we raised more than £10,000.
15:21So it was a good contribution to the Barnardo's pot.
15:25But it was to try and raise awareness of what they do.
15:28So last year, for example,
15:30they helped 248,000 families, young people and children.
15:36And the way we raised awareness was explaining to people
15:39that, you know, anyone can go on these extraordinary adventures
15:42and through sponsorship, you can at the same time
15:46raise money for charity.
15:47So you can climb mountains and cross deserts
15:50and do all sorts of exciting things
15:52and, you know, have fun and do something really positive.
15:56So we're planning now to go to Borneo
15:58and I'm going to try and persuade Susie later to come with us.
16:02Great.
16:03Are you coming?
16:03Yeah.
16:04Yeah?
16:04So that's our next challenge.
16:06It's wonderful.
16:06What a great thing to do.
16:08I think, Rachel, did you find yourself in Borneo?
16:11I've been to Borneo, yeah.
16:11It's a fantastic place.
16:13Yeah?
16:13What did you find most attractive about it?
16:15The wildlife, the orangutans.
16:17They're so human.
16:18And the bird life over there.
16:19I didn't know I was into birds until you see the birds in Borneo
16:22and the hornbills and the Chinese cranes
16:25and vast amounts of palm fields where they've chopped it down.
16:29It's really sad, but it's a beautiful country.
16:31So have we made the right choice then?
16:33Is that where we should go for our next challenge?
16:35And if you like wildlife, there's barely a better place.
16:39You come back, bring Susie back with you and tell us all about it.
16:43But in the meantime, well done.
16:49Well done.
16:50Good thing to do.
16:51Now, Michael, let us go.
16:53Continent, please, Rachel.
16:54Thank you, Michael.
16:56W.
16:57And another, please.
16:59P.
17:00And the bow.
17:02U.
17:03And another.
17:03I.
17:05And the consonant.
17:07G.
17:08And another.
17:10T.
17:11And the vowel.
17:13O.
17:14And the consonant.
17:16N.
17:18And a final consonant, please.
17:21And a final V.
17:23Stand by.
17:24P.
17:30And another.
17:31And the vowel.
17:42And a final consonant.
17:42Yes, Michael.
17:56Try an eight.
17:57An eight.
17:58Seven.
17:58And a seven.
17:59Your seven?
18:00Pouting.
18:01Pouting.
18:01Pouting.
18:02Now then.
18:03Voting.
18:04Yes, definitely.
18:06Usually used with social media, etc.
18:07It's registering approval with a post by means of a particular icon.
18:13Tick or heart or whatever.
18:15Yep.
18:15OK.
18:18Well done.
18:19And in the corner, Helen, Susie?
18:21I couldn't find anything else very exciting, do you?
18:24Pouting, otherwise.
18:25Pouting.
18:26All right.
18:2744, please.
18:28Well, now then, Brian, your letters go.
18:31Oh, please.
18:31Thank you, Brian.
18:33A.
18:34Consonant.
18:36T.
18:37Consonant.
18:39R.
18:40Vowel.
18:42E.
18:42Vowel.
18:44I.
18:46Consonant.
18:47L.
18:49Consonant.
18:50S.
18:51Vowel.
18:53U.
18:54Vowel.
18:55And the last one.
18:56A.
18:58Countdown.
18:59Vowel.
19:00Vowel.
19:00Vowel.
19:00Vowel.
19:01Vowel.
19:01Vowel.
19:01Vowel.
19:02Vowel.
19:02Vowel.
19:02Vowel.
19:02Vowel.
19:03Vowel.
19:03Vowel.
19:03Vowel.
19:03Vowel.
19:04Vowel.
19:04Vowel.
19:04Vowel.
19:04Vowel.
19:04Vowel.
19:05Vowel.
19:05Vowel.
19:05Vowel.
19:05Vowel.
19:05Vowel.
19:05Vowel.
19:06Vowel.
19:06Vowel.
19:06Vowel.
19:07Vowel.
19:07Vowel.
19:08Vowel.
19:08Vowel.
19:09Vowel.
19:09Vowel.
19:10Vowel.
19:10Vowel.
19:29Brian.
19:32Seven.
19:32A seven, Michael?
19:33A seven.
19:34Yes.
19:35Lustier.
19:36Lustier.
19:36Lustier.
19:37Good word.
19:38And retails.
19:41Retails.
19:42Yeah.
19:43Now then, Susie, Helen?
19:46I can't take credit for this, I'm afraid, but I know there's a nine in there hiding, isn't there?
19:50Susie will tell us more.
19:51Yes, there is a nine there.
19:53Estuarial.
19:54Sounds a bit of a mouthful.
19:55It's simply the adjective relating to an estuary, the tidal mouth of a large river, where the tide meets the stream.
20:01So you might talk about estuarial water life or estuarial visibility, that sort of thing.
20:13Estuarial indeed.
20:1551 plays 19.
20:16Michael, number's time for you.
20:19I've won from the top, wait.
20:20Thank you, Michael.
20:20One large and five little ones.
20:23And this time, your little ones are ten, six, one, eight, and nine.
20:30And the big one, 25.
20:33And the target, 725.
20:357 to five.
20:37625.
20:49625.
20:51725.
21:01725.
21:02Michael.
21:08725.
21:09725.
21:10Brian.
21:11706.
21:12No.
21:12706.
21:13No.
21:14Let's go to Michael.
21:16It's rather convoluted.
21:178 minus 6.
21:188 minus 6 is 2.
21:20Times 9.
21:21Times 9.
21:2218.
21:22Add 1.
21:2319.
21:24Add 10.
21:2529.
21:26Times 25.
21:27Perfect.
21:27Well done.
21:27725.
21:28Good man.
21:29Well done.
21:32Very good.
21:34All right.
21:34So 61 to 19 as we go into our second Tea Time Teaser, which is Bill's male.
21:42And the clue.
21:43Bill's not the nicest male.
21:45He's an unsavoury character.
21:47Bill's not the nicest male.
21:49He's an unsavoury character.
21:51Welcome back.
22:08I left you with the following clue.
22:10Bill's not the nicest male.
22:12He's an unsavoury character.
22:14He is, in fact, a slime ball.
22:18Slime ball.
22:18What a horrible word, Susie.
22:21Isn't it?
22:21Where did that come from?
22:22It's an Americanism.
22:22It is an American and relatively recent, so that wouldn't surprise you at all.
22:27Slime ball.
22:28But, yeah, one of the whole lexicon of insults, not all of which are American.
22:31I have to stand up for American English sometimes.
22:34Yeah.
22:34I'm married to an American, so you've got to be slightly careful.
22:38It's a horrible word, isn't it?
22:39Slime ball.
22:40You've got to be pretty bad to be a slime ball.
22:4261 plays 19.
22:44Brian, your letters came.
22:45A vowel, please.
22:46Thank you, Brian.
22:47I.
22:48A vowel.
22:49E.
22:51Consonant.
22:53R.
22:54Vowel.
22:56A.
22:56Consonant.
22:58M.
22:59Consonant.
23:01S.
23:02Consonant.
23:04C.
23:05Vowel.
23:07E.
23:08And a vowel.
23:09And the last one.
23:11O.
23:12Turn by.
23:13We'll see you next time.
23:14We'll see you next time.
23:14We'll see you next time.
23:15We'll see you next time.
23:15We'll see you next time.
23:15We'll see you next time.
23:16We'll see you next time.
23:16We'll see you next time.
23:17We'll see you next time.
23:17We'll see you next time.
23:17We'll see you next time.
23:18We'll see you next time.
23:18We'll see you next time.
23:19We'll see you next time.
23:19We'll see you next time.
23:19We'll see you next time.
23:20We'll see you next time.
23:20We'll see you next time.
23:21We'll see you next time.
23:21We'll see you next time.
23:22We'll see you next time.
23:23We'll see you next time.
23:23We'll see you next time.
23:24We'll see you next time.
23:25Yes, Brian?
23:45Six.
23:46And Michael?
23:48I'll stick with the six.
23:50Scream.
23:52Scream and...
23:53Creams.
23:54Helen?
23:55Complicated eight hiding in there, but I don't know what it means.
23:59Susie will.
24:01Rasmise.
24:02Yes.
24:03It's very complicated.
24:05I won't read up the definition because it's so complicated.
24:10But it's a term from chemistry.
24:11It's all about combinations of forms in compounds, chemical compounds,
24:17and it's all to do with light rays and the way that they're polarised.
24:20So very complicated, but it will give you an eight.
24:23We're grateful to.
24:24Well done.
24:27Rasmise.
24:28All right.
24:29Michael.
24:31Michael, let us go.
24:32I'll have a vowel, please, Rachel.
24:33Thank you, Michael.
24:34A.
24:35And the consonant?
24:35S.
24:37And another.
24:38And another.
24:39M.
24:40And another.
24:43H.
24:44And a vowel.
24:45E.
24:46And another.
24:48I.
24:49And a consonant.
24:50R.
24:52And a consonant.
24:52F.
24:54And a vowel, please.
24:56And the last one.
24:57A.
24:59Countdown.
25:00And a consonant.
25:01I.
25:02M.
25:14And a��.
25:14And a vowel.
25:17And a consonant.
25:18A 지ì—.
25:18And a vowel.
25:21And a vowel.
25:22And a vowel.
25:23Michael.
25:32Six.
25:33Yes, Brian, six.
25:35Michael.
25:36Shamer.
25:37And famish.
25:40Any more sixes?
25:41Sevens?
25:41Eights?
25:42Nights?
25:42I think quite a few sixes, actually.
25:44Fisher.
25:45Frames.
25:46A shame.
25:47Yep.
25:47I don't know if that's even bigger, is this, is it?
25:49No, I was actually looking for an a-shamer, then thought it would be a shamer,
25:52but I have to say fat shamer is in, but not shamer on its own.
26:01Yeah, it's not there, I'm afraid, which is a surprise,
26:05but it means I have to disallow shamer.
26:07There we are.
26:08So what are we ending up with?
26:09Our sixes, simply.
26:11Yep.
26:11Haremes and a shame.
26:13Thank you so much.
26:1467 to 31.
26:15Susie, you're back.
26:17Origins of words.
26:19And today?
26:19Today I'm answering an email from Simon Green in Sheffield, who says,
26:24can you provide the etymology for the phrase to peter out, as in to slowly fail or run out?
26:29Who was Peter, and why did he falter?
26:32Good question.
26:33I should start by saying that the precise origin of petering out is a bit of a mystery,
26:38but that doesn't mean that we can't have fun trying to find out.
26:41We know that the earliest uses are found in 19th century American slang,
26:46and miners used it, first of all, to describe dwindling reserves of precious ores.
26:52And that by itself suggests a link with saltpeter, or potassium nitrate,
26:58which was a constituent of the explosives that were very often used in mines.
27:03But there are other etymologists, who are sort of digging around in the history of our language,
27:09who believe that the explanation is actually theological,
27:12and they point to St. Peter and to his legendary weakening of faith
27:18that led to his denial, or in fact denials, three times before the cock crows,
27:23of Peter denying Jesus before the crucifixion,
27:27which would possibly make sense, although the evidence doesn't quite fit.
27:30But there is a third contender to the claim, if you like, of being the origin for petering out,
27:35and this one, to me, makes much more sense.
27:38And that's namely the French verb peter, which meant to break wind.
27:42It still does mean to break wind.
27:44Now, that's a term that's also behind the phrase that you'll find in Shakespeare,
27:48hoisted by his own petard.
27:51And a petard, the idea of wind, was actually, again, an explosive.
27:56It was a small bomb. It was used for making holes in fortifications.
27:59It was used by all the military forces in 16th century Europe and before them.
28:05So it's a small bomb, in other words, which, again, goes back to that breaking wind idea.
28:09And petty, that verb, is also behind partridge,
28:13on account of the noise that the partridge's wings make when it takes flight.
28:17Apparently, it sounds like breaking wind.
28:19But going back to petering out, the idea of something fizzling, if you like, and slowly dwindling,
28:25it does make quite a lot of sense.
28:27And I should just say that to fizzle also has breaking wind at its heart.
28:31To fizzle meant to break wind quietly.
28:33That's the very first definition that you will find in the Oxford English Dictionary.
28:37So whoever said etymology was boring?
28:39Not me.
28:45You're a caution.
28:4767 to 31.
28:48Now, Brian, letters go.
28:50Consonant, please.
28:52Thank you, Brian.
28:53L.
28:54Another one, please.
28:56Y.
28:57Vowel.
28:58E.
28:59Vowel.
29:00A.
29:01Consonant.
29:02D.
29:03Consonant.
29:04T.
29:05Vowel.
29:07E.
29:07Vowel.
29:10U.
29:11The consonant, please.
29:12And the last one.
29:13R.
29:15Stand by.
29:16T.
29:17T.
29:19T.
29:20T.
29:24T.
29:25A seven and Michael.
29:50An eight.
29:51An eight.
29:52Brian.
29:53Delayed.
29:54And adultery.
29:55Adultery is an excellent eight.
29:57Yeah, very, very good.
29:58Well done.
30:03Any advance on adultery?
30:05I just have to say there's only one D in the selection there,
30:08so you're quite delayed.
30:09Sorry.
30:09Sorry.
30:10But adultery was our best too.
30:12That was definitely our best.
30:13Yeah.
30:14Couldn't get beyond adultery.
30:15We couldn't.
30:17Glad to hear it.
30:1875 to 31.
30:19Michael, last letters game.
30:22Continent, please, Rachel.
30:22Thank you, Michael.
30:24N.
30:24And another, please.
30:26S.
30:27And another.
30:29G.
30:30And another.
30:33V.
30:34And a vowel.
30:35E.
30:36And another.
30:38O.
30:39And another.
30:40U.
30:41And a consonant.
30:44B.
30:44And a consonant, please.
30:48And the last one.
30:49R.
30:51Countdown.
30:51C.
30:52MNE.
30:53ROCK
31:00Yes.
31:03ties happen.
31:04H ë°¥
31:05Thanks, Farmer.
31:05Hi.
31:05Take care.
31:06Bye-bye.
31:07Bye-bye.
31:08Bye-bye.
31:08Bye-bye.
31:09Bye-bye.
31:10Bye-bye.
31:13Bye-bye.
31:16Bye-bye.
31:17Bye-bye.
31:19Bye-bye.
31:20Michael.
31:23Seven.
31:23Yes, Brian.
31:24Seven.
31:25Michael.
31:26Govans.
31:27Yes, Brian.
31:28Brogues.
31:29Brogues.
31:30Very nice.
31:31Good word.
31:32Brogues.
31:33Very good.
31:34We found Govans, too.
31:35That was our...
31:36I think that was our best effort, wasn't it?
31:38Govans.
31:38Yes, he was looking for some overwords, over-sung, that kind of thing,
31:41but no success.
31:42That's it.
31:43All right.
31:4438 plays 82.
31:46Michael on 82.
31:47And it's Brian's numbers game.
31:49Last one.
31:50Yes, Brian.
31:50Two large and four small, please.
31:52Thank you, Brian.
31:53Two big four little for the final one of the day.
31:55And this selection is two, one, five, two, fifty, and one hundred.
32:04And this target, seven hundred and twenty-five.
32:07Seven to five.
32:08Without the team.
32:09node loop
32:11And this target, seven thousand and twenty-five, and two, three, and one hundred.
32:13Bye.
32:13And this target there's another great detail here.
32:15Yes, Brian?
32:40725.
32:41725, Michael?
32:43725.
32:44Brian?
32:445 plus 2 is 7.
32:46Yep.
32:47Times 100.
32:48700.
32:4950 over 2.
32:50The other two, well done.
32:5225.
32:53Perfect.
32:53725.
32:54Michael?
32:55Same way.
32:58APPLAUSE
32:59Well done, gentlemen.
33:0492 plays 48 as we go into the final round.
33:07So, fingers on buzzers.
33:09Fingers on buzzers, Brian.
33:11Let's roll today's Countdown Conundrum.
33:14Well, Michael's so fast.
33:18Yes?
33:19Obedience.
33:20Let's see whether you're right.
33:21Here we go.
33:22It's obedience.
33:23Well done.
33:24APPLAUSE
33:24I would say that's only a second gone.
33:32That's pretty remarkable, Brian, isn't it?
33:34It is.
33:34He's so fast with these conundrums.
33:36And now he's got seven wins.
33:38Look at him there.
33:40Glowton.
33:42He's a very good player, Brian.
33:44You did very well indeed.
33:4548 is a good score.
33:46Take this goodie bag back to Doncaster with our very best wishes.
33:51Great to have you here.
33:52Yeah.
33:52All right.
33:53Well done.
33:54Terrific stuff.
33:55Frankly.
33:56Brilliant.
33:57And we shall see you tomorrow.
33:59Big day tomorrow.
34:00Big day.
34:00We're messing around tonight.
34:01Do you understand?
34:02Quiet one tonight.
34:02All right.
34:04We shall see you both tomorrow.
34:06Yeah.
34:06Helen and Susie too.
34:09Well, what did we say at the beginning?
34:12We're talking about up.
34:13And he's on the up.
34:14He's certainly on the up.
34:15One more, yeah.
34:16Doing very, very well.
34:16No, he's done great.
34:17Join us tomorrow, same time, same place.
34:19See if Michael becomes an octochamp.
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