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00:30Good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown studio. It's Friday, 5th of April, and we are bowling into a busy weekend. Tomorrow we've got the Grand National over at Aintree. Sunday we've got the boat race, but hold on, push those to one side for the moment, because on Sunday, it's a great event taking place. I don't know where it's taking place, but it is, because it's Jackie Chan's 65th birthday on Sunday. Jackie Chan.
00:58Is there anything he doesn't do? Listen to this. Of course, he's a martial arts expert. Then he became a martial arts actor, director, producer, stuntman, singer, trained singer, and incredibly, he's appeared in over 150 films.
01:12Who can forget his masterpiece way back in 1983, Dragon Lord. It's amazing. Also, here's a record, another one that he holds. The most stunts by a living actor. Difficult if you're a dead actress.
01:25Also, a great philanthropist. Do you know something? He's promised to leave half of his assets to charity when he dies, and he's therefore been named as in the top ten of all international philanthropists. Good for him. Good for him. Do you have a favourite Jackie Chan film?
01:46Can you tell me yours first, Nick, and I'll tell you if I can.
01:50Dragon Lord. It was a cracker.
01:52Was he in Rush Hour? Let's go with Russia.
01:56I think the thing is, there are so many, it would be unfair to pick one.
02:00Pick one. It would be rude of me to pick one. I can't say it's my favourite genre of movie, but I have got a Russian at home that's a big fan.
02:07He loves him? Yeah. And he loves all the martial arts, and he's watched, because he's from Russia, and in Soviet times they didn't have all the movies that we had, but they did get the old martial arts stuff.
02:16But he'd like it, because he's an athlete, Pasha. He loves it, and he moves it.
02:21Well, it's like dancing, isn't it? Martial arts. A lot of it is just learning patterns and getting your arms in the right spot. It's probably why I stay away from it.
02:28Quite right. You be careful of the old Pasha when he's angry. Who's with us? We've got Jeff Markenbach, part-time receptionist from Huddersfield. Two good wins. Well done.
02:38Thank you. You're joined by Mark Ducuto, a social worker from Richmond who loves his indie music. I do, yeah. And here we are, not far from Manchester, just down the road, the home, the birthplace, perhaps, of your favourite group, the...
02:53Stone Roses. That's it. You saw them live recently. Yeah, I saw them in Wembley last year, and I saw them at Finsbury Park in 2013, but I was a bit too young, first time round, so I'm still...
03:03Yeah, yeah. Excellent. Changed my life. Good. Glad to hear it. Well, I hope we're going to change your life in a good way. Let's have a big round of applause for Mark and Jeff.
03:17And over the corner, Susie, of course, joined once again. It's a pleasure to have him back. It's fine art and antiques dealer Raj Bisram. Welcome back, Raj. Thank you.
03:26More good stories from Raj in a minute, but right now, Jeff, you're on.
03:35Afternoon, Rachel. Afternoon, Jeff. Consonant, please. Thank you. Start today with H.
03:41And another.
03:44S.
03:45And another.
03:47J.
03:50Vowel.
03:52A.
03:53Another vowel.
03:54O.
03:55O.
03:56And another vowel.
03:58U.
04:00And another vowel.
04:02O.
04:04Consonant.
04:06T.
04:08And another consonant, please.
04:10And the last one, M.
04:12And here's the countdown clock.
04:13T.
04:14O.
04:15C.
04:16Doers.
04:17The.
04:19We need to remind you of Mr.
04:20Yes, Geoff?
04:46Just the five.
04:47Mark?
04:47Six.
04:48Thank you, Geoff.
04:50Shout.
04:51Mark?
04:52Mouths.
04:53Happy enough?
04:53Yep.
04:54Absolutely.
04:54What has Raj got up his sleeve there?
04:57Well, to be honest, this is a joint venture.
04:59Mahoots.
05:00Ah, yeah.
05:01The chap atop an elephant.
05:02Not that I've ridden in an elephant, but...
05:03I've ridden in on an elephant.
05:05It was great.
05:07I loved it.
05:08They're marvellous.
05:09I loved it.
05:10I stroked this little trunk.
05:11In this country?
05:12No.
05:14No.
05:15Mark's on six.
05:16What shall we do?
05:17Mark, your letters go.
05:18Good afternoon, Rachel.
05:19Good afternoon, Mark.
05:20Could I have a consonant, please?
05:22Start with X.
05:24A vowel, please.
05:26E.
05:27Consonant.
05:29K.
05:30Vowel.
05:31I.
05:33Consonant.
05:34N.
05:36Vowel.
05:37E.
05:39Consonant.
05:41L.
05:41Consonant.
05:42R.
05:43Consonant.
05:44R.
05:45And a vowel, please.
05:47And the last one.
05:48O.
05:49Stand by.
05:50R.
06:00I.
06:01M.
06:01On.
06:01J.
06:02We.
06:02.
06:03I.
06:03Yeah.
06:04I.
06:04O.
06:06I.
06:06I.
06:07I.
06:07I.
06:08I.
06:09I.
06:09I.
06:09I.
06:10I.
06:10I.
06:10I.
06:10I.
06:11I.
06:12I.
06:12I.
06:13I.
06:13I.
06:16I.
06:16Yes, Mark?
06:22I think I've got a six.
06:24A six, Jeff?
06:24Five, no written down.
06:26OK, and?
06:28Jeff?
06:29Lona.
06:31Colonel, K-E-R-N-E-L.
06:33Um, very good.
06:34Yeah, that's excellent.
06:35What was this way?
06:36Lona.
06:38L-O-N-E-L.
06:39Absolutely fine, yeah.
06:40No problem.
06:40No problem with either of those.
06:41And the corner, what contribution have you got to make?
06:43Can't do better than I had, Colonel.
06:45That's it.
06:47Twelve to Mark.
06:49Well, well.
06:50Jeff, your numbers came.
06:51One large and five small, please.
06:53Thank you, Jeff.
06:54One from the top row.
06:55Five little ones coming up.
06:56And the first numbers of the day are eight, seven, five, two, seven, and fifty.
07:05And the target, 566.
07:08Five, six, six.
07:15Five, seven, six, seven, and four, nine, and seven.
07:24Jeff?
07:42Nothing, sorry.
07:43Mark?
07:43No, nothing, sorry.
07:45No?
07:46Rachel?
07:47I found a way, Nick.
07:48If you say two times five is ten, times seven is seventy, add seven for seventy-seven, times it by eight for six hundred and sixteen, and take away the fifty, five, six, six.
08:04Well done.
08:05Well done.
08:07Thank you, Rachel.
08:09So, still, Jeff yet to score Mark on twelve as we turn to our first tea time teaser, which is nimbly hot.
08:15And the clue, when you see this word written down, you're still not sure of the exact meaning.
08:21When you see this word written down, you're still not sure of the exact meaning.
08:26Welcome back.
08:42I left you with the clue.
08:43When you see this word written down, you're still not sure of the exact meaning.
08:47And that word is bi-monthly.
08:49So, Susie, which is it?
08:51Well, the annoying answer is it can be either, twice a month or every two months.
08:56Every two months.
08:56But don't blame the lexicographers.
08:59Thank you for that.
09:00Now, Mark, off we go.
09:03Can I start with a consonant, please?
09:04Thank you, Mark.
09:06M.
09:07And a vowel.
09:09I.
09:10Consonant.
09:12S.
09:13Vowel.
09:14E.
09:16Consonant.
09:17N.
09:18Vowel.
09:19O.
09:22Consonant.
09:24B.
09:25Vowel.
09:27E.
09:30And a final vowel, please.
09:33A final U.
09:35Stand by.
09:36Stand by.
09:49Mark.
10:08Seven.
10:09Now, Jeff.
10:10Just five.
10:11And your five is?
10:13Nums.
10:14N-U-M-B-S.
10:15Nums.
10:16Mark.
10:17Omnibus.
10:18Well done.
10:19Wow.
10:19Not bad.
10:24And on the clap of Omnibus.
10:26Susie, what have you got?
10:28We had Omnibus as well.
10:29Latin for all, of course.
10:32And we have one that Raj knows.
10:34Ebonize.
10:35And that would be?
10:36It's when you make furniture look like ebony.
10:39Oh, so you darken the wood.
10:40You darken the wood.
10:41It's usually black furniture.
10:42It can be a lacquer.
10:44Yeah.
10:44It can be all sorts of things, but it's very popular in China.
10:48They ebonize lots and lots of things there.
10:50Okay.
10:51Ebonize.
10:52Nineteen points to mark.
10:53Jeff, your letters game.
10:56Consonant, please.
10:57Thank you, Jeff.
10:58N.
10:59And another.
11:01V.
11:02And the third.
11:04N.
11:06Vowel.
11:08A.
11:09And another vowel.
11:10O.
11:12And another vowel.
11:14A.
11:16Another vowel.
11:18E.
11:20Consonant.
11:22R.
11:23And a consonant.
11:25And lastly, D.
11:28Counter.
11:28Counter.
11:44Well, Jeff.
12:00Five.
12:01No, Mark.
12:02I'll try a seven.
12:04Jeff.
12:05Dread.
12:06Mark.
12:07Overman.
12:07Unfortunately, I've only got one D for dread, Jeff.
12:11Oh.
12:12Sorry.
12:13But overman, really good for seven.
12:14Now, what's the corner got?
12:15A word that originates from India.
12:17Veranda.
12:18Yeah.
12:19Veranda.
12:20Anything else, Susie?
12:21No.
12:21Those were our two sevens, in fact.
12:24Okay.
12:25Mark, numbers.
12:26How good are you at the maths?
12:28Let's find out.
12:29I'd like to try six small ones, please.
12:31Why not?
12:32Six little ones coming up for you, Mark.
12:34How many have I got?
12:35Four, five, six.
12:36That's a good start.
12:37Right.
12:37They are six, two, ten, three, three, and seven.
12:44And the target, 464.
12:47Four, six, four.
12:48Four, six, four.
13:17Mark.
13:20I think I've got four, six, seven not written down.
13:22Four, six, seven.
13:24How about Jeff?
13:24No, I mean, three.
13:25No?
13:26All right.
13:27Off we go, Mark.
13:28Six, seven's a 42.
13:30Six, seven's a 42.
13:31Plus two is 44.
13:33Yep.
13:34Plus three is 47.
13:3647.
13:37Times ten is 470.
13:39470.
13:40Subtract the three.
13:42And the other three.
13:44That'll do.
13:45Yep, three away.
13:46Well done.
13:47But three away.
13:48Rachel, can you take us to 464?
13:51I can.
13:52If you start the same way, six times seven is 42.
13:57Three divided by three is one.
13:59Add it to ten for 11.
14:01Times those together for 462.
14:04And add on to 464.
14:06Oh, perfect.
14:07Well done.
14:08Well done.
14:09Well done indeed as we link to Raj.
14:13Now, Raj.
14:15Love an auction.
14:17Tell us a little bit about the workings.
14:19Well, I think that a lot of people don't actually know or they're reluctant to go to auctions.
14:25But auctions are very, very exciting places to be.
14:29And they're exciting for the buyer as well as the seller.
14:32And over the last 10 or 15 years, auctions have changed dramatically.
14:37I mean, the first auction house in the UK was Sotheby's in 1744.
14:42And I think that people still have this image of if you go into an auction house and you cough or you scratch your head, you know, that you've bought something.
14:50But that's not the way it works.
14:52And if you're a buyer, all you have to do is register and you will be given a number.
14:58And the only way that you can buy anything is by holding that number up.
15:01And that's as simple as that.
15:03For buyers, though, it's really important to remember that you should always view something that you're interested in.
15:09Always have a really good look at it and ask the people who work there.
15:13They will always answer you.
15:15They will always tell you what they know and make your mind up as to how much you want to pay for something, because it's very easy.
15:21As you well know, Nick, you mentioned earlier, you overpay.
15:25You know, you paid a lot of money for something.
15:26It is easy to overpay for things at auction.
15:29So you should always set yourself a target.
15:32And that's it.
15:33And as far as selling is concerned, again, it's you know, things have changed so, so much.
15:39Nowadays, if you want to sell something, somebody, a value will come to your house.
15:44He will take the items away, give you a receipt for them, take them back.
15:48They will be put into different sections, catalogued, photographed and put online.
15:54So you now reach a huge, huge audience because, you know, when you're buying, you can bid on the telephone.
16:02You can leave a commission bid.
16:04You can be in the room or you can be on a beach in the Bahamas and you can just have a screen in front of you and you can bid.
16:11So, you know, we sell things now all over the world and it's a very, very easy process.
16:19They aren't they aren't as stiff up a lip as they used to be.
16:21I think it's worth going.
16:22We bought a beautiful, big gate leg table in oak from early 1800s.
16:29Thirty six pounds.
16:31It's ridiculous.
16:32Ridiculous.
16:33I'll give you a profit on that.
16:34Yeah.
16:34All right.
16:35You can have it for 38.
16:36It was a peach, too.
16:45It was a peach.
16:46I love it.
16:47Jeff.
16:48There you are.
16:49Let us go.
16:50Consonant, please.
16:51Thank you, Jeff.
16:51R.
16:52And another.
16:55H.
16:56And the third.
16:58R.
17:00And the fourth.
17:01And the last one, T.
17:21Stand by.
17:21It's a good night.
17:27greens.
17:31It's a good night.
17:33It's a good night.
17:34It's a good night.
17:35Ones, you can watch it.
17:43Woof.
17:47Here we go.
17:48Well, Geoff?
17:54Seven.
17:55Seven, Mark?
17:56Six.
17:56And your six is?
17:58Archer.
17:58No, Geoff.
17:59Charter.
18:01Yes.
18:02No, Raj, anything there?
18:04Yeah, I had Charter and Crater was six.
18:07That was it.
18:08That's it?
18:08Yep, can't be seven.
18:10Geoff, on seven, Mark, 33, Mark.
18:13Off we go, letters game.
18:14Could I have a consonant, please?
18:16Thank you, Mark.
18:17Z.
18:18And a vowel.
18:20O.
18:21Consonant.
18:22G.
18:24Vowel.
18:25E.
18:27Consonant.
18:28T.
18:30Consonant.
18:32S.
18:33Vowel.
18:35I.
18:37Consonant.
18:39F.
18:41And a consonant, please.
18:43And lastly, C.
18:44And here's the countdown clock.
19:17Yes, Mark.
19:18Er, risky seven.
19:19Jeff?
19:21Two.
19:21Er, three, sorry.
19:23And you're...
19:25Fog.
19:27Mark?
19:27Foggiest.
19:29Foggiest?
19:30Three, two Gs.
19:31Three, two Gs.
19:31I'm afraid.
19:32I'm sorry.
19:33Fogies are there without the key, but not foggiest.
19:36What else can we have, Raj?
19:37Er, we've got a six.
19:39Egoist?
19:39Yeah.
19:41Susie, anything else?
19:42Er, no.
19:42I thought that you were going to say coziest with the Z, but that's the U.S. spelling, so
19:46no candle on that one.
19:48Thank you for that.
19:49So, Jeff, up to ten.
19:50Mark?
19:51Thirty-three.
19:52And it's Jeff's numbers game.
19:53Good luck, Jeff.
19:54Two large and four small, please.
19:56Thank you, Jeff.
19:57Two from the top, four little ones.
19:59And for this round, your small numbers are nine, two, ten, and four.
20:05And the large, seventy-five and fifty.
20:08And the target, six hundred and fourteen.
20:11Six, one, four.
20:26Yes, Jeff?
20:44Six, one, three.
20:45One away, Mark?
20:47Six, one, five.
20:50And six, one, five.
20:51Let's go to Jeff first, shall we?
20:53Jeff?
20:54Ten minus two is eight.
20:55Ten minus two is eight.
20:57Times seventy-five.
20:58Six hundred.
20:59Add the nine and three.
21:00Sorry, nine and four.
21:02Nine and four, yep.
21:03Six, one, three, one below.
21:06Mark?
21:06Seventy-five times nine is six, seven, five.
21:09Yep.
21:10And minus the fifty and the ten.
21:12For one above.
21:14There we are.
21:15But snuggling in between is six, one, four, Rachel.
21:18What do you think?
21:19I've found him if you say seventy-five times two is one hundred and fifty minus nine is one hundred and forty-one times by four is five hundred and sixty-four and then add on your fifty.
21:34Six, one, four.
21:34Perfect.
21:35Well done.
21:38Spot on as usual.
21:41Spot on as always, actually.
21:43Now, time for our second tea-time teaser, which is used total.
21:47And the clue he used a total of six fewer batteries after switching brands.
21:52The new ones performed much better.
21:55He used a total of six fewer batteries after switching brands.
21:58The new ones performed much better.
22:01Welcome back.
22:17I left you with the clue he used a total of six fewer batteries after switching brands.
22:22The new ones performed much better.
22:25They outlasted the old ones.
22:28Outlasted is the answer to that.
22:29Forty-three-seventeen, Mark in the lead.
22:32Mark, your letters again.
22:35Could I have a consonant, please?
22:36Thank you, Mark.
22:37M.
22:38And a vowel.
22:40U.
22:41Consonant.
22:43N.
22:44Vowel.
22:46E.
22:47Consonant.
22:49R.
22:51Consonant.
22:53V.
22:54Vowel.
22:56I.
22:56Consonant.
22:59T.
23:01And a consonant, please.
23:04And lastly, T.
23:06Stand by.
23:06T.
23:07Do.
23:08T.
23:08T.
23:08T.
23:09T.
23:34mark six and Jeff sorry nothing mark muting yes absolutely fine and in the corner there
23:47Raj and Susie we can take it one further than it with terming for seven thank you all right
23:5246 plays 17 Jeff good luck with this it's a letters game consonant please thank you
24:01S consonant Y and the consonant R vowel E and the vowel A and the vowel I consonant D consonant R
24:26and a consonant and lastly a T stand by
24:33so
24:40yes Jeff seven mark seven Jeff the stride thank you and
24:47yes Jeff seven mark seven Jeff the stride thank you and mark Raiders and Raiders yes absolutely fine
25:13any advances on that rush no I had Raiders Susie uh tirades um are there and uh retards as in to
25:23delay or hold something back indeed thank you for that 53 plays 24 Susie your origins of words
25:31it's come round again what have you got for us today well I don't know if you saw last year that
25:38um there was a bit of a kerfuffle because um a leading linguist at Swansea University had said that
25:44um we are probably going to have to get rid of all our meat metaphors all the expressions in English
25:49that have um something to do with meat because more and more of us are um becoming vegan and vegetarian
25:56so and what she was saying quite logically is that the language will change to reflect um that sort of
26:02new movement if you like which is how language does uh move on you know it changes with our preoccupations
26:07and our actions um so the reason it caused the kerfuffle is that um Dr. Shireen Hamza
26:13was suggesting that we should um create our new some new expressions and if you think about it English
26:20is absolutely flooded with them we bring home the bacon and we talk about going to something like a
26:25lamb to the slaughter we take um the bull by the horns etc and Petter came out with a selection of
26:32suggested replacements and this is what got people talking um so instead of bringing home the bacon
26:38Rachel liked this one they talked about bringing home the bagels uh which I quite like and they talked
26:43about having um all your berries in one bowl rather than all your eggs in one basket and you might
26:49feed two birds with one's gone um you might feed a fed horse rather than flog a dead horse
26:55um and this is my favourite one instead of more than one way to skin a cat there is more than one way
27:01to peel a potato um so I'm all for this a because I'm vegetarian and I'm grateful like it too but
27:07mostly because this as I say is the way that language moves on so who knows um meat metaphors in
27:13English have quite a lot of power actually as it'd be quite interesting to see whether we'll rewrite
27:17history um in some way linguistically speaking anyway and now I'm going to go to the complete
27:21other end of the spectrum and try to answer a question from which Cummings he asks where the
27:26donor kebab comes from um that was his question what what does donor mean and what about kebab um
27:32it's a food that uh is lovely or absolutely disgusting depending on how long your Saturday night has been
27:37I guess um but kebab is a Turkish origin it means to roast uh which is how kebabs are prepared we talk
27:43about sheesh kebab and sheesh comes from um the Turkish for a skewer because it's skewered
27:48um the meat and finally the donor um is from the Turkish meaning rotating because it rotates
27:54on a spit um so that's the donor kebab but if you want to completely relinquish all of that then move
28:00to your vegan metaphors who knows they may become a thing of the future
28:04now 53 plays 24 mark on 53 mark let's skip constant please thank you mark s
28:19vowel please a consonant t vowel e consonant d vowel i consonant c vowel e and consonant please
28:45and lastly n standby
28:48standby
28:52oh
28:57oh
28:59oh
29:01oh
29:02oh
29:03oh
29:05oh
29:06oh
29:07oh
29:09oh
29:11oh
29:12oh
29:13oh
29:14oh
29:15oh
29:18well mark i risk a nine
29:21good man
29:22jeff
29:23poor seven old fred
29:24let's try that seven first
29:26entices
29:27thank you
29:28how much of a risk is this mark
29:30antecedes
29:32um antecedes is all e's not with an i i'm afraid i can't allow that bad luck mark
29:37now what can we have right Susie
29:39Susie's got a lovely word
29:41um yeah it's the cinema lover cinema goer a cineast
29:44a cineast
29:45that would give you an eight
29:46thank you for that
29:47fifty three to thirty one jeff
29:50final letters game for you
29:52constant please
29:53thank you jeff
29:54s
29:55and another
29:57g
29:58and a third
30:00s
30:01nad
30:03yes
30:04vowel
30:05o
30:06a
30:07and the vowel
30:08Vowel. O. Another vowel. E. Consonant. B. And the consonant. And the last one. T. Standby.
30:38Well, Geoff. Six. I think, Mark. Five. Your five is? Pages. Geoff. Gooses. Gooses. Yes, as in to pinch someone's backside. Yeah, absolutely fine.
31:06Coming back. Thirty-seven plays. Fifty-three in the corner there, Raj. Blank this time. Susie? No improvement on that. That's really good. That's it. Well done. Now, final numbers game. Mark, make the most of it. Can I have six more again, please? You can indeed. This is to get you over the line. You're not there yet. Good luck, Mark. Final numbers are five, one, ten, seven, eight, and four. And this target, nine hundred and eighty-six.
31:34Ninety-five, nine, eight, six.
32:06Mark?
32:08Nothing, I'm afraid.
32:09Now, Jeff.
32:10I didn't get anything, Nick.
32:12It's tough.
32:13Let's see whether Rachel can help us out on this one.
32:16Rachel, can you?
32:17I can get you to two away.
32:19The best possible is one away with this one.
32:21All right.
32:2253 plays 37.
32:24We're in the final round, gentlemen.
32:26Fingers on buzzers.
32:27Let's roll today's countdown conundrum.
32:36Mark.
33:01Mark?
33:02Storioid?
33:04I don't think so.
33:05Nope.
33:07All the rest of the time is down to Jeff.
33:15Tricky.
33:17Let's see.
33:18Who in the audience will take this?
33:19I see hands everywhere.
33:21Yes, you, sir.
33:22Yesterday, Nick.
33:23Let's see whether you're right.
33:24Well, well done.
33:32Well done.
33:33All right.
33:35Yeah, Mr. Takuto, you're through.
33:37Jeff.
33:38Mark.
33:39You're played like a real champ.
33:41No.
33:42And then suddenly, boom.
33:43But, you know, you've got your teapot.
33:45Take this goodie bag.
33:46Cheers.
33:47Well done.
33:47Well done.
33:48Mark Takuto, look at you.
33:50Fantastic.
33:51We'll see you on Monday.
33:53So have a quiet weekend.
33:54Fantastic.
33:55All right.
33:56I hope that Raj now, you can go home and have an auction or two, as long as you're back
34:00here on Monday afternoon.
34:02I'll be back.
34:03Brilliant stuff.
34:03And Susie, too, of course.
34:04Yeah.
34:04You don't have to go to an auction, Susie.
34:06Oh, okay.
34:06We'll see you then.
34:07And, Rachel?
34:08Yeah, well done to Mark.
34:09I think every United fan has a soft spot for the same roses, too.
34:12We go out to that every home game.
34:14Is that right?
34:14Glad they brought Mark more luck than we've had this season.
34:16We'll see you on Monday.
34:19See you then.
34:19Well done.
34:20Thanks, Rachel.
34:21See you all Monday.
34:22Same time, same place.
34:23You be sure of it.
34:24A very good afternoon.
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