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00:00Thank you very much.
00:30Well, good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown Studio.
00:34The amount of trouble that people take over haircuts, men and women alike.
00:39But I wonder whether anybody could throw a candle, as it were, to Frankie Clooney, Frankie from Brighton, an artist, aged 32.
00:49And she decided some years ago, in fact, when she was 13, that she wanted to look like a pre-Raphaelite.
00:55So she decided to stop cutting her hair.
00:58She had it trimmed when she was 18, Rachel.
01:00And that's it, really.
01:02Combed it occasionally.
01:03With six feet, she's dragging this six feet of hair behind her.
01:06And she said it's great and it's wonderful and she doesn't have to wash it.
01:10Just a simple comb now and again.
01:12What about you?
01:13Have you ever contemplated very, very long hair?
01:16This is the longest I've ever had it.
01:18And when I was a little girl, my mum didn't particularly like doing my hair in the morning and I liked sleeping as long as possible.
01:23So it made sense to cut it shorter.
01:24And once it was kind of bob length, I decided that wasn't good enough.
01:27So I cut it all short and I had kind of Winona Ryder hair in the late 90s.
01:33And it's amazing, actually, when you have your hair cut short, you don't realise how much weight is on it.
01:37And actually chopping it all off, your head feels lighter.
01:39Jane's nodding, she knows.
01:42But I can't imagine how much six feet worth of hair would weigh.
01:46It's extraordinary.
01:46She must have very strong neck muscles, that's what I'm saying.
01:49She must indeed.
01:49And also, of course, if she ever got, you know, was a little bit skint, she could sell it for a lot of money.
01:55Six feet of hair.
01:56Imagine that.
01:57There we are.
01:58Now, who's with us?
02:00Rachel, we've got Jane Bagg.
02:01Jane Basford from Cardiff, a pharmacist, secured your teapot yesterday.
02:06Yes, very happy about securing my teapot.
02:09All right.
02:10Well, good luck today.
02:11Good luck today, Jane.
02:12And you're joined by Mike Fuller, a student at Oxford from Ilfacrum in Devon.
02:18Loves his music, composes your own music.
02:20Tell us a little bit about this.
02:22Yeah, so I guess 2010, something like that, I started playing around on my dad's computer with music software,
02:29just for a laugh, making my own jingles and stuff like that at school.
02:33A few years down the line, here I am.
02:35I've now played sort of at nightclubs all over the place, be it back home or at uni.
02:40And, yeah, yeah.
02:42So you're in the third year.
02:43Who knows?
02:44Well, that's it.
02:45Yeah, I'm thinking about doing a master's in university.
02:50So we'll see how this year's results go, I guess.
02:53Well, good luck on both fronts and good luck here today.
02:56Have fun.
02:57Cheers.
02:57Big round of applause for Jane and Mike.
03:02Jane and Mike.
03:03Good luck.
03:05Excellent.
03:05And Susie's over in the corner.
03:07Of course she is.
03:07And it's a pleasure to welcome back TV and radio sports broadcaster Mark Pugach.
03:13Welcome back, Mark.
03:14Good to see you.
03:18Very good.
03:18Now then, Jane, off we go.
03:22Letters came.
03:23Good afternoon, Rachel.
03:24Afternoon, Jane.
03:24Could we start with a consonant, please?
03:26Start today with C.
03:27And another, please.
03:29And another, please.
03:31And another, please?
03:33C.
03:34And a vowel.
03:36E.
03:38And another, please?
03:39I
03:40and a consonant
03:42S
03:43and another
03:45N
03:46and a vowel please
03:48A
03:50and a final vowel please
03:52and final E
03:54and here's the countdown clock
04:09Yes Jane
04:29Seven Nick
04:30Seven Mike
04:31Just a six
04:31And your six
04:32Scenes
04:33Thank you Jane
04:35Seances
04:35Yes
04:36Seances
04:37Definitely in the dictionary
04:38Very well done
04:38Good seven
04:39Well done
04:39And in the corner there
04:41Susie and Mark
04:42There is another seven
04:44in cases
04:45Yeah
04:45But there's actually an eight
04:46isn't there in there
04:47Yes
04:47Um
04:48Yep
04:48Sciences
04:50Sciences
04:51Yes
04:51Well done
04:52Very good
04:54Very good
04:56Early um
04:56Early lead for Jane then
04:58Now then Mike
04:58Try this one
04:59Letters game for you
05:01Hi Rachel
05:01Hi Mike
05:02Can I start with a consonant please
05:03Can indeed thank you
05:04Start with C
05:05Er
05:07And a vowel please
05:08A
05:09Consonant
05:10X
05:12Another consonant
05:14N
05:16And a vowel please
05:18E
05:19A consonant
05:21D
05:23Consonant
05:25T
05:27A vowel please
05:29A
05:31And a final consonant
05:34A final G
05:36Here's the countdown clock
05:38Thank you
05:38Musique
05:40Music
05:40To be Academy
05:41to be
05:53'll be showed you
05:55next time
05:56He's such a
05:56Site
05:57T
05:57to be做 ha
05:58э
05:58A
05:59What's
06:00gonna be
06:00ha
06:00wind
06:01A
06:01Loan
06:01Things
06:01Yes, Mike?
06:10Another six.
06:11A six and?
06:12A six as well.
06:13Two sixes.
06:14Mike?
06:14Decant.
06:15Jane?
06:16I've got decant as well.
06:19And Mark and Susie, what have you got?
06:21There's another six in the betting world, if people like to have a bet on the horses.
06:25An exactor.
06:26OK.
06:27An exactor is, I think it's the first two in the right order.
06:30Exactly right.
06:30Yes.
06:31An exactor, yeah.
06:33Thanks for that.
06:34Thirteen plays, six.
06:35Jane on thirteen.
06:36Jane, your numbers game.
06:38Could I have one large and five small, please, Rachel?
06:40Of course you can.
06:41Thank you, Jane.
06:41One from the top.
06:42And five little.
06:43And the first selection of the day is five, five, nine, ten, ten, and one hundred.
06:54And the target.
06:55Perfect.
06:56Nine hundred and five.
06:57Nine oh five.
06:58Five, five or five.
06:59Two, three, five.
07:02Two, three, one.
07:04One, two, one.
07:05One, two, one.
07:06Higher, three.
07:07Three, four, five.
07:07One, six, five.
07:08One, three.
07:08One, five.
07:08One, seven, eight.
07:09One, two, nine, ten, and ten.
07:10Two, one, ten.
07:11Two, one, ten, and eight.
07:14Yeah.
07:15One, ten, ten, ten, ten.
07:27Yes, Jane?
07:30Er, 905.
07:31And Mike?
07:32905.
07:34Golly.
07:35Jane?
07:35Er, 100 times 9 plus 5.
07:37I'm not writing that up.
07:39Mike?
07:40Er, well, I did 10 times 10 for 100 times 9 plus 5.
07:45There we go.
07:46All right.
07:4723 to 16.
07:49Tough stuff, this, as we turn to our first tea-time teaser,
07:52which is Obtain Cod and the clue.
07:55It's not fish you're looking for here.
07:57It's a furry creature.
07:59It's not fish you're looking for here.
08:01It's a furry creature.
08:09APPLAUSE
08:10Welcome back.
08:18Welcome back.
08:19It's not fish you're looking for here.
08:21It's a furry creature.
08:22It's a bandicoot.
08:24A bandicoot.
08:26Susie?
08:27It's an insect-eating marsupial.
08:30You'll find it in Australia and New Guinea.
08:32A bandicoot.
08:33Yeah.
08:34Thanks for that.
08:3423 to 16.
08:36Now, Mike, your letters go.
08:38Could I have, please, a consonant?
08:40Thank you, Mike.
08:41V.
08:43Another consonant.
08:45S.
08:46Third consonant.
08:48B.
08:50Vowel, please.
08:51U.
08:52Another vowel.
08:54I.
08:56Another vowel.
08:58E.
08:59And a consonant, please.
09:01K.
09:02Another consonant.
09:04S.
09:06And a final consonant.
09:08And a final P.
09:10Stand by.
09:11Car.
09:13Ha.
09:13Yeah.
09:14And a kaf.
09:16Halloween.
09:21And a sulfate.
09:22And a конечноase.
09:23Boom.
09:23And a Kamala.
09:24Bye.
09:25Ch 700.
09:25And a vap.
09:25I'll have to.
09:25Bye.
09:26Bye.
09:27Bye.
09:27Bye.
09:28Bye.
09:29Bye.
09:30Bye.
09:30Bye.
09:31Bye.
09:32Bye.
09:32Bye.
09:32Bye.
09:33Bye.
09:34Bye.
09:34Bye.
09:35Bye.
09:35Bye.
09:36Bye.
09:36Bye.
09:37Bye.
09:37Bye.
09:37Bye.
09:39Bye.
09:39Bye.
09:40Bye.
09:40Bye.
09:40Well, Mike, it's another six.
09:44Jane?
09:45Just a five for me, sorry.
09:46And your five is?
09:47Sorry, it's pukes.
09:50Pukes, oh dear.
09:51Mike?
09:52And spikes.
09:53And spikes.
09:54Nice.
09:56Now, what have you got in the corner, I wonder?
10:00What is busies?
10:01Is that a word?
10:02Yes, she busies herself.
10:04Susie, anything else?
10:05Otherwise, just spivs for five, just because I like them.
10:08All right, 23 to 22, point in it.
10:11Jane, off we go.
10:13Could I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
10:15Thank you, Jane.
10:16S.
10:16And another, please?
10:19D.
10:20And a vowel, please?
10:22A.
10:23And another, please?
10:24O.
10:25And a consonant, please?
10:27N.
10:28And another, please?
10:30L.
10:31And a vowel, please?
10:33I.
10:35And a consonant?
10:36S.
10:39And a final vowel, please?
10:41And a final O.
10:43Stand by.
10:43S.
10:47P.
10:58And a vowel, please.
11:02S.
11:02And a vowel, please.
11:03And a vowel, please.
11:04Now then, Jane.
11:15Sorry, just a five.
11:16A five, Mike?
11:17And a six.
11:18Right.
11:19Jane.
11:20Lions.
11:21Now, Mike.
11:23And solids.
11:25Solids.
11:26Solids.
11:27Mark?
11:28Well, I had a six, salons, and then Susie pointed out,
11:32and just put the other row in, and you get saloons.
11:35Saloons, indeed.
11:35Saloons, seven.
11:36Yes.
11:37Very good.
11:38That's it?
11:39Yes, there's also dolinas, D-O-L-I-N-A-S,
11:42geological term for hollows or basins in a karstic region.
11:46That's one underlined by limestone.
11:48OK.
11:49Thank you for that.
11:50And Mike has sprung a lead, 28 to 23.
11:55It's your numbers game, Mike.
11:57Let's see how you get on here.
11:59OK, could I go three large, three small, please?
12:01Of course you can.
12:02Thank you, Mike.
12:02Three from the top row and three others.
12:05And for the second time today, they are 7, 1, 10, 100, 50, and 25.
12:14And the target, 761.
12:17761.
12:18Let's go.
12:34Yes, Mike.
12:50Yep, 7, 6, 1.
12:51Thank you, Jane.
12:537, 6, 1.
12:54Off we go, Mike.
12:55OK, it's 7 times 100.
12:57700.
12:59And then add the 50, add the 10, and add the 1.
13:02Another straightforward one.
13:037, 6, 1.
13:04And Jane.
13:05Same way.
13:05Same way.
13:06All right.
13:1138 plays 33.
13:13Mike's still in the lead as we turn to Mark.
13:15Mark, Calcutta Cup.
13:17We had it at the weekend.
13:19Tell us about it.
13:20At the weekend, England against Scotland at Rugby Union,
13:23one of the most famous sports trophies in the world,
13:25and its heritage, as you would imagine, is Indian in Calcutta.
13:29Born in 1872, when 20 players represented England and 20 represented Scotland in a match.
13:36And they enjoyed it so much, they thought that they would carry on and play every week.
13:40And that went very well until the free bar had to be discontinued, as a result of which membership dropped off a little bit.
13:48And what they did was they withdrew the money the members had from the bank,
13:53the money being in silver rupees in India,
13:55melted it down, and turned it into the trophy that we see now,
14:00which has three king cobras as the handles,
14:03and a domed lid surmounted by an elephant.
14:06So all very Indian.
14:08And they presented it to the Rugby Football Union,
14:10and said, we want you to play for this trophy between England and Scotland on an annual basis.
14:15And that's what they did from 1879 onwards.
14:18And that's what it's been ever since.
14:19But my particular story with it goes back to 1990,
14:23when I was a student.
14:25And I was at university in the North East.
14:26I said to my friend, let's go to the match.
14:29I'll drive up to Scotland.
14:30I'll queue up all night.
14:31I'll buy us a couple of tickets.
14:33It'll be good fun.
14:33England are quite a good team.
14:35He went great.
14:35No problem.
14:36So I paid £7 a ticket in 1990 for this.
14:40And it was about six, seven weeks before the game.
14:43Anyway, time goes by.
14:44Scotland keep winning all their matches.
14:46It was still the Five Nations.
14:47And England keep winning all their matches.
14:49So inevitably, the week of the game,
14:51we're thinking, this is the biggest rugby match in decades.
14:55And of course, what happens is supply and demand.
14:58And we get a message.
14:59You know your tickets, which are £7.
15:01Well, somebody will buy them off you for,
15:03and I'm not exaggerating, £350 each.
15:07Well, you're a student in 1990.
15:10You have an overdraft the size of which
15:11you do not want your parents to see.
15:13So I said to my friend Colin,
15:15we're going to have to have a discussion about this.
15:16So we went to the pub and we said,
15:18either we go to the game,
15:19and England have got a very good chance
15:20of winning the sea history,
15:22or we sell our tickets and we go to the pub
15:24and we watch the game safe in the knowledge
15:25that we've eradicated all our financial problems.
15:28And we said, no, this doesn't happen very often.
15:31We're going to go to the game.
15:32And we went to the game, and England lost.
15:35And I hooked it in with a final whistle.
15:38And I went, well, we took the risk.
15:39And I remember we walked out of the car park at Murrayfield,
15:42and I bumped into my Scottish godmother,
15:44who I hadn't seen for about ten years,
15:46who was so excited, the Scotland one,
15:47and so excited to see me.
15:49And I think I was probably slightly ungracious,
15:51because I wasn't in a great mood.
15:52I went, not now, I've got to drive back to uni.
15:55But I think I always remember that,
15:56because if you love sports,
15:58you have to love the big moments,
16:00and you have to love the sense of jeopardy.
16:03It's not always going to go your way.
16:06And you can't think of it always in terms of,
16:09I've paid this much, this is the game I'm going to,
16:11we're going to win.
16:12That's why we love sport.
16:14You just don't know.
16:14Absolutely.
16:15To be there on the line.
16:17Yeah.
16:17Wonderful.
16:19Good for you.
16:20But to be there.
16:22To be there.
16:22To be there.
16:23Fabulous.
16:2438 to 33, Mike on 38.
16:27Jane, your letters game.
16:29OK.
16:29Could I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
16:31Thank you, Jane.
16:32R.
16:33And another, please.
16:35G.
16:36And a vowel, please.
16:38E.
16:38And another, please.
16:40U.
16:41And a consonant, please.
16:43M.
16:43And another, please.
16:46S.
16:47And another consonant, please.
16:50V.
16:51And a vowel.
16:54E.
16:55And a final vowel, please.
16:59A final I.
17:01Stand by.
17:13And a vowel, please.
17:31And Jane?
17:33Er, six, Nick.
17:35Mike?
17:35Seven.
17:36Jane?
17:37Verges.
17:38And?
17:39Greaves.
17:40And Greaves.
17:41Yes.
17:41Well done, Mike.
17:42Very good.
17:43Good word.
17:44And the corner, Mark and Susie?
17:46Another seven in there.
17:47Emmy Greys.
17:48Yep.
17:50Emmy Greys.
17:50Susie?
17:51Seven was best.
17:52That's it.
17:52All right.
17:5345 plays 33.
17:55Mike, doing well at early days.
17:58Mike, your letters game.
17:59Can I start with a consonant, please?
18:02Thank you, Mike.
18:03T.
18:04Another consonant.
18:06G.
18:08And a vowel.
18:10E.
18:11Another vowel.
18:12U.
18:13A consonant, please.
18:16F.
18:17A consonant.
18:18W.
18:20Er, a vowel.
18:22A.
18:24Another vowel.
18:27O.
18:27And a final consonant, please.
18:29A final L.
18:31Stand by.
18:32A consonant.
18:33A consonant.
18:34A consonant.
18:35A consonant.
18:35A consonant.
18:35A consonant.
18:36A consonant.
18:36A consonant.
18:37A consonant.
18:37A consonant.
18:37A consonant.
18:38A consonant.
18:38A consonant.
18:38A consonant.
18:38A consonant.
18:39A consonant.
18:39A consonant.
18:39A consonant.
18:39A consonant.
18:40A consonant.
18:40A consonant.
18:40A consonant.
18:41A consonant.
18:41A consonant.
18:42A consonant.
18:42A consonant.
18:43A consonant.
18:43A consonant.
18:44A consonant.
18:45A consonant.
18:45A consonant.
18:46A consonant.
18:46A consonant.
18:47A consonant.
18:47A consonant.
18:48A consonant.
18:49A consonant.
18:49A consonant.
18:50A consonant.
18:51A consonant.
18:51A consonant.
18:52A consonant.
18:53Mike.
19:04Now, I'm not going to risk it.
19:06I'll go for a five.
19:07Jane?
19:08A five as well.
19:09OK.
19:09Mike?
19:10Gloat.
19:11And?
19:12Fault.
19:13Happy enough, Susie?
19:14Fault's absolutely fine, yes.
19:15Yeah, it was a tricky one, this one.
19:17What have we got?
19:17Mark?
19:19Gelato.
19:19Yes.
19:20For the summer.
19:21You've got another six in there.
19:23Outage, the power cuts.
19:24Yeah.
19:25And there's also lowage, which is a custom repayment to the master of a ship for taking care of
19:31the cargo.
19:32Not flowage.
19:33That's not there, in case anyone was wondering.
19:37Rachel, out flew.
19:39Excellent.
19:40Out flew.
19:41Thank you for that.
19:4250 placed 38.
19:44And now, Jane, it's your numbers game.
19:46Off we go.
19:47Could I have one larger and five small as usual, please, Rachel?
19:49Thank you, Jane.
19:50One from the top, and five little coming up again.
19:54And this time around, they are six, seven, another seven, nine, two, and the large one,
20:0150.
20:03And the target, 286.
20:06Two, eight, six.
20:07Two, eight, six.
20:07Two, eight, six.
20:07Two, eight, six.
20:36Two, eight, six.
20:38Two, eight, six.
20:40Two, eight, six.
20:40Mike?
20:41Two, eight, six.
20:42Off we go, Jane.
20:43OK, so I did 50 times six is 300.
20:45Yep.
20:46And then take away the two sevens.
20:47Two, eight, six.
20:48Lovely.
20:49Mike?
20:49Same.
20:50Same way.
20:51Lovely.
20:51There we go.
20:52So 60, 60 plays 48.
20:57Mike's still in the leads.
20:58We turn to our second tea time teaser, which is Alan Gives.
21:02And the clue, Alan gives a rousing motivational speech intended to get everyone ready for action.
21:08Alan gives a rousing motivational speech intended to get everyone ready for action.
21:14Welcome back.
21:31Welcome back.
21:31I left you with the clue.
21:32Alan gives a rousing motivational speech intended to get everyone ready for action.
21:38He galvanizes them.
21:40Galvanize.
21:41Galvanize.
21:4260 to 48.
21:44Mike in the lead.
21:45Mike, off we go.
21:46Letters game.
21:47Could I start with a vowel, please?
21:48Thank you, Mike.
21:49A.
21:50Another vowel, please.
21:52E.
21:53And a consonant.
21:56T.
21:57A consonant.
21:59P.
22:00Another consonant.
22:02Y.
22:04A vowel, please.
22:06I.
22:07A consonant.
22:09T.
22:11A consonant.
22:13W.
22:14And a final vowel, please.
22:17And a final O.
22:19Countdown.
22:20T.
22:20T.
22:21T.
22:21T.
22:21T.
22:22T.
22:22T.
22:22T.
22:23Mike?
22:51Just a five.
22:53Five, Jane?
22:54Six.
22:54Now then, Mike.
22:55Pitter.
22:56Pitter?
22:56Pitter.
22:57Jane?
22:58Teapot.
22:59And teapot, which you've already got one.
23:02Now then, in the corner, Mark?
23:04There's another six, isn't there, in there?
23:07Yes, opiate.
23:08Yes.
23:09Opiate.
23:09Give you a six.
23:11Teapoy as well, the three-legged stand for your teapot.
23:14And then down to piety for five.
23:18So, 60 to 54.
23:20Closing up, Jane, is your letters game.
23:25Could I start with a consonant, please, Rachel?
23:27Thank you, Jane.
23:28R.
23:28And another, please?
23:31M.
23:31And a vowel, please?
23:32A.
23:34And a consonant?
23:36L.
23:37And a vowel?
23:39E.
23:40And a vowel, please?
23:42O.
23:43And a consonant?
23:44F.
23:46And a vowel?
23:48A.
23:49And finish with a consonant, please.
23:51And finish with R.
23:54Stand by.
23:55And a vowel, please.
23:56And a vowel, please.
23:57And a vowel, please.
23:58And a vowel, please.
23:58And a vowel, please.
23:59And a vowel, please.
24:00And a vowel, please.
24:00And a vowel, please.
24:01And a vowel, please.
24:01And a vowel, please.
24:02And a vowel, please.
24:02And a vowel, please.
24:03And a vowel, please.
24:03And a vowel, please.
24:04And a vowel, please.
24:05And a vowel, please.
24:06And a vowel, please.
24:07And a vowel, please.
24:08And a vowel, please.
24:09And a vowel, please.
24:10And a vowel, please.
24:11And a vowel, please.
24:12And a vowel, please.
24:13And a vowel, please.
24:14And a vowel, please.
24:15And a vowel, please.
24:16And a vowel, please.
24:17Well, Jane?
24:27Seven, Nick.
24:28Mike?
24:28Seven as well.
24:29And Jay?
24:30Femoral.
24:31Femoral, Mike.
24:32Alarma?
24:34And alarma?
24:35Alarma.
24:38It's not there, I'm afraid, Mike.
24:41It would need to be specified under alarm, and it's not.
24:43I'm sorry.
24:45It's bad luck.
24:46Expensive.
24:47Gives Jane a one-point lead.
24:49But over in the corner, Mark and Susie.
24:51Mark?
24:51Well, there are lots of sixes, but a couple more sevens as well.
24:55Yes, we have a forearm, and we have areola.
24:58So that's the adjective relating to the areola.
25:01Thank you for that.
25:02All right.
25:0261 to 60.
25:04Close run thing.
25:05Susie, it's your origins of words we yearn for.
25:08What have you got for us today?
25:10Thank you, Nick.
25:11Well, I've been reading a really good book, actually,
25:13by a friend called Paul Anthony Jones.
25:15And the book is called Around the World in 80 Words.
25:19And one of the words that he includes in this book is Alsatian, which is quite interesting.
25:26And I'll never forget the look of confusion on my daughter's face when I told her that Arsene Wenger was an Alsatian.
25:32She didn't understand that at all.
25:35But we have to go back to the wake of the First World War, as we know and as we've been remembering one of the bloodiest conflicts in our history.
25:43And because of it, there was a widespread distaste for anything German whatsoever.
25:48So towns in the US, for example, that were called Berlin and Germania, which was in Iowa, were renamed promptly in order to get rid of any German flavour at all.
26:00And, of course, even the British royal family wasn't exempt.
26:02So in 1917, George V felt compelled to sweep his family's ancestry under the rug in order to hide it.
26:11So he issued a proclamation that the name should change from Saxe, Coburg, Gotha to the decidedly more English-sounding Windsor.
26:19So it had quite profound effects everywhere and in the dog world as well,
26:24because the American Kennel Club promptly dropped the word German from the name of the German Shepherd.
26:30So they changed the registration, really, for all new puppies to simply Shepherd Dogs.
26:36But in the UK, the Kennel Club went a step further and it adopted an entirely new name for the breed
26:41that emphasised its likely origins amongst the French-German domesticated wolves that were on the French-German border.
26:49And so the Alsatian wolf dog, as it was known, had arrived.
26:53Over the years, the anti-German sentiment happily didn't really last too long,
26:59although, of course, it was to come back with the Second World War.
27:01But by the mid-1970s, there were campaigns to lobby the Kennel Club
27:06into dropping what was seen to be an outdated euphemism for the fact that these were essentially from German
27:12and they were German Shepherd Dogs.
27:13And it was then, after 58 years, that the first German Shepherd was once again registered.
27:19It was in 1977.
27:21Of course, we still talk partly about Alsatians and German Shepherds today,
27:25but possibly without knowing just how much hatred there was behind the use of German Shepherd
27:30and how it had to be changed very quickly.
27:32Oh, interesting.
27:33Wow.
27:33But in the UK, they're all referred to as Alsatians or something.
27:42Well, I think now you will find German Shepherd is the official breed name.
27:46Except everybody ignores it.
27:48Well, I was asking Rachel about it, because she calls them both.
27:51I call them German Shepherds now.
27:53Do you?
27:53Yeah.
27:53How about you, Mark?
27:55You call them Alsatians?
27:55I would think I would tend to call them Alsatians, yes.
27:57So would I.
27:57Maybe it's our age.
27:59Yeah.
27:59Well, actually, excuse me, you're a lot younger than I am, I'm sorry.
28:02I think it's our age, yeah.
28:04I'm very kind.
28:05Thanks for that.
28:06Sixty plays sixty-one.
28:07Jane on sixty-one.
28:08Mike, let us go.
28:10May I start with a consonant, please?
28:12You may.
28:13Thank you, Mike.
28:13D.
28:14And another one, please.
28:17C.
28:18And a vowel.
28:20O.
28:21And another vowel.
28:23E.
28:23And a consonant.
28:26T.
28:27And another consonant.
28:29R.
28:30And a vowel.
28:32O.
28:33And a consonant.
28:36Z.
28:37And a final consonant, please.
28:39And a final T.
28:41Stand by.
28:42Doh.
28:43Let's go.
28:48Doh.
28:58Doh.
29:00Doh.
29:01Doh.
29:05Doh.
29:07Well, Mike, just a six.
29:14Jane?
29:15Just a six as well, Nick.
29:16Mike?
29:17Doctor.
29:18And?
29:18Doctor.
29:19Doctor, doctor.
29:21Doctor, doctor.
29:21Doctors everywhere.
29:23There's one more six.
29:24Rotted.
29:25Rotted.
29:26But nothing beyond a six, is there?
29:27No, not that we could see.
29:29Thanks, Mike.
29:3066 to 67.
29:33Single point in it.
29:34Jane?
29:36Final letters game.
29:37Have a care.
29:39Could I start with a vowel, please, Rachel?
29:40Thank you, Jane.
29:41E.
29:42And another, please.
29:44I.
29:45And a consonant, please.
29:47J.
29:49And another one, please.
29:50H.
29:51And a vowel.
29:53E.
29:55And a consonant.
29:56R.
29:58And a consonant.
30:00Q.
30:01And a vowel.
30:03A.
30:04And a final consonant, please.
30:06And a final L.
30:08Stand by.
30:09Here.
30:40A six, Nick.
30:42Mike?
30:43A six as well.
30:44Now then.
30:45A jailer.
30:46Mike?
30:46The same.
30:48Yeah.
30:49Mmm, going down to the wire.
30:50Mark and Susie?
30:51Healer for six as well.
30:53But one of those couldn't find anything beyond six, could we?
30:56No, we've not been having much luck.
30:57That's it?
30:58That's it.
30:58All right.
31:00Mike, numbers game.
31:03Good luck to you both.
31:05Could I have two large and four small, please, Rachel?
31:08You can indeed.
31:09Thank you, Mike.
31:09Two large, four little.
31:11Let's see if we end up with that crucial conundrum.
31:13Final numbers of the day are five, six, eight, one, 75, and 50.
31:22And the target, 708.
31:24Seven, eight, seven, oh, eight.
31:56Mike? 7.06. 7.06. Jane? 7.09. Wowza. Jane? OK, so I did 50 plus 1. 50 plus 1, 51. 8 plus 6 is 14. Yep. Times them together. 714. And take away the 5. And that gets you to 1 away and still a crucial conundrum. Mmm. Before we get there, though, 7.08. Rachel?
32:24Yes, Nick. If you say 75 minus 5 is 70. And then 50 divided by 6 minus 1 for 10. Times them together for 700. And add on the 8. 7.08.
32:38Well done. Well done.
32:42But what we've got here is 8 points, which means one thing. It's crucial conundrum. Good luck to you both.
32:50Fingers on buzzers. Let's roll today's crucial countdown conundrum.
33:25Mike, throwless, let's see whether you're right down to you Jane
33:35Should we have a look and see what it was? Yes, please come on chaps here it is
33:48Don't apologize
33:50Listen, well done, Jane. Well done. We'll see you tomorrow and my bad luck bad luck because you're there or thereabouts all the way
33:56So back to Oxford with you great good fortune with your rap with your music. Thank you
34:01You come see us tomorrow. Well done indeed. Thank you. Excellent close one thing
34:06Come see us again tomorrow mark. Well, and Susie too, of course. I've been excellent stuff. Well done
34:12Now the close contest and Jane so I mean she doesn't need to apologize. She's won this fair and square
34:16Absolutely Mike, but well done to Jane. She apologized yesterday. Listen, we'll see you tomorrow tomorrow
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