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00:00Welcome to Time Is Money, the fastest quiz on TV,
00:26where five players are about to be given thousands of pounds
00:29before they answer a single question.
00:32But in this game, it's not about getting the money.
00:34The trick is keeping hold of it.
00:36Let's meet our five players, all hoping to last the longest today.
00:40As this is the quickest quiz,
00:42can you sum yourself up in just three words?
00:44I'm George, and I'm a barbecuing whiskey connoisseur.
00:47I'm Claire, I'm a theatre-loving creative.
00:50I'm Ahmed, a poetry-wrapping entrepreneur.
00:52I'm Emma, an adrenaline-seeking hiker.
00:55I'm Kate, I'm a trivia-obsessed foodie.
00:57Well, I think you lot could be pretty exciting.
01:01It's great to have you all with us.
01:03Let's play Time Is Money.
01:08In front of each of you is your money timer,
01:11an hourglass that we're filling with cash that you could take home.
01:15For round one, you're going to start with £1,000.
01:18Let's top up those timers.
01:19But in this game, time is money.
01:25So the trick is keeping hold of it.
01:27If you can't get a question right, your money will count down coin by coin.
01:32And if you run out of money, then your time in the game is up.
01:35Now, our first set of questions is about...
01:38Muppets.
01:42What do you want, George?
01:44Big Muppet lover?
01:45Hmm, wouldn't be my first choice.
01:48Well, I will give you the first part of the name of a Muppet character,
01:52but I'm going to miss out the last word of the name.
01:56Please give me the word that completes the name.
01:59There are up to ten questions to answer in each category.
02:03This first question is crucial.
02:05The player who gives me the right answer
02:07will stop their money timer from counting down for now.
02:11So, get ready on your buzzers.
02:13Here is your first question.
02:17Kermit the blank.
02:18Claire.
02:19Frog.
02:19Is correct.
02:21So, Claire, you're safe for now.
02:23The rest of you, your timers are going to start counting down
02:27at a rate of £10 a second.
02:30You must buzz incorrectly to stop your timer,
02:32but an incorrect answer costs £50.
02:35Claire, if you buzz in before the others with a right answer,
02:38you will speed up their timers,
02:40potentially sending them out of the game sooner.
02:43But an incorrect answer will start your own timer.
02:46OK.
02:46Let's start the timers.
02:48Oscar the blank.
02:49George.
02:50Rout.
02:50Correct.
02:51The great blank.
02:53Ahmed.
02:54Konzo.
02:54Correct.
02:55The Swedish blank.
02:57Claire.
02:57Yeah.
02:58Correct. Speed up the timers.
02:59Dr Bunsen blank.
03:00George.
03:02Verna.
03:03Incorrect.
03:03It's Honeydew.
03:05Fozzie.
03:05Blank.
03:06Kate.
03:07Bear.
03:07Correct.
03:08Floyd.
03:09Blank.
03:11Too slow.
03:12It's Pepper.
03:13Rizzo the blank.
03:15Ahmed.
03:16Rats.
03:16Correct.
03:16Speed up the timers.
03:17Miss.
03:18Blank.
03:19Emma.
03:19Piggy.
03:19Correct.
03:21Sam the blank.
03:23Too slow.
03:24It's Eagle.
03:25And that is the end of the category.
03:29Oh, George.
03:30How does it feel when you're seeing your money timer countdown and you think, I did this?
03:36Yeah, I shot myself in the foot there.
03:37Well, it's all done that question.
03:40Yeah.
03:40Our next set of questions is all about Asian capital cities.
03:46Okay, I'm going to give you capital cities of countries in Asia.
03:49I would like you to name those countries.
03:52You're all on the buzzer.
03:53Here is your first question.
03:56New Delhi.
03:58George.
03:59India.
03:59Is correct.
04:01Needed that one, George.
04:02I'm leaving it alone now.
04:03He says that now.
04:06Okay, so George, you're safe for now.
04:09You are all back on the buzzers.
04:11Let's start the timers.
04:13Ulan, Bator.
04:14George.
04:15Mongolia.
04:16Correct.
04:16Speed up the timers.
04:17Beijing.
04:18Claire.
04:19China.
04:19Is correct.
04:20Hanoi.
04:22Kate.
04:22Vietnam.
04:23It's correct.
04:24Tehran.
04:26George.
04:26Iran.
04:27Correct.
04:27Speed up the timers.
04:28Dhaka.
04:29Ahmed.
04:30Senegal.
04:31Incorrect.
04:32It's Bangladesh.
04:33Lose 50 pounds.
04:34Baghdad.
04:35Emma.
04:36Pakistan.
04:37Incorrect.
04:37It's Iraq.
04:38Lose 50 pounds.
04:39Kuala Lumpur.
04:40George.
04:41Malaysia.
04:41Correct.
04:42Speed up the timers.
04:43Viencian.
04:46Too slow.
04:47It's Laos.
04:49Kabul.
04:50Ahmed.
04:50Afghanistan.
04:51It's correct.
04:51And that is the end of the category.
04:56Emma, you will be thrilled to hear.
04:59100%.
05:00Ahmed, you were unlucky there.
05:03You gave me Senegal.
05:05Really unlucky.
05:06Its capital is called Dakar, but that's in Africa.
05:10It's not in Asia.
05:12But it hasn't done too much damage.
05:15Our next set of questions is all about months of the year.
05:20I'm going to give you a clue.
05:22You need to tell me the name of the month to which the clue refers.
05:26You're all in the buzzers.
05:28Here is the all-important first question, which, no pressure, Emma would be a really good time to pull one out of the bag.
05:33Now, in the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice falls in this month.
05:39George.
05:39December.
05:40It's correct.
05:41He's done it again.
05:43George, you're safe once again.
05:46He says that now.
05:47You are all back on the buzzers.
05:50Let's start the timers.
05:51In Shakespeare's son at 18, rough winds do shake the darling buds of this month, Claire.
05:56May.
05:56Correct.
05:57In 2025, the Chinese New Year began on the 29th of this month.
06:02Kate.
06:02January.
06:03It's correct.
06:04Month in...
06:05Oh.
06:08Emma.
06:09Yeah, I know.
06:10Did you know a couple of those as well?
06:12I knew, yeah.
06:13I knew that and the May one as well.
06:14I just wasn't quick enough on the buzzer.
06:16They just wouldn't let you in, would they not?
06:18No, not today.
06:19They wouldn't give you an inch.
06:20Not today.
06:21Have you enjoyed your time on the show?
06:23I have, yeah.
06:24Oh.
06:25Well, Emma, it's been wonderful having you on the show, but unfortunately, we're going to
06:29have to say goodbye.
06:32Emma, you're out of time and you're out of money.
06:39But the rest of you, well done on making it through to round two.
06:43We have some strong players there and some seriously buzzer-happy people.
06:48Not looking at anyone, then, George.
06:49Well, the money that you've saved will be carried through to the final for you if you
06:54make it there.
06:55Let's see what you've saved.
06:57George, great start.
06:58£720.
07:00Claire, what a round.
07:02£890.
07:04Ahmed, not a bad start.
07:06£290.
07:07And Kate, good round.
07:09£560.
07:10Let's save that money for later.
07:11It's now time for round two.
07:17This time, there's more cash to play with.
07:20In this round, it's £1,250.
07:24Let's top up those timers.
07:25As this is round two, you don't just get one clue to the answer, you're going to get two.
07:35Our first set of questions is all about comedy actors and actresses.
07:40I will give you two comedy characters portrayed on television by the same actor or actress.
07:46Please give me each actor or actress's name.
07:50Time is money.
07:52So here is your first question.
07:56Pauline Carf and Alan Partridge.
08:00Ahmed.
08:00Steve Coogan.
08:01It's correct.
08:03First time with the first question in there, Ahmed.
08:06He got in.
08:07So you're safe for now.
08:09You are all back on the buzzers.
08:12Let's start the timers.
08:13Derek Faye and Nan.
08:16Kate.
08:17Ricky Gervais.
08:18Incorrect, it's Catherine Tate.
08:19Lose £50.
08:21Winnetta Slob and Perry.
08:24George.
08:25Kathy Burke.
08:25It's correct.
08:27Mandy Carter and Philomena Cunk.
08:31Too slow, it's Diane Morgan.
08:34Mrs Merton and Denise Royal.
08:37Claire.
08:38Carolina Hearn.
08:39It's correct.
08:40Delbert Wilkins and Theopolis P. Wildebeest.
08:45Too slow, it's Lenny Henry.
08:48Amanda Ripley and Geraldine Granger.
08:51Kate.
08:52Dawn French.
08:52Is correct.
08:56It's time to get a little bit squeaky bum there, Kate, wasn't it?
08:59Just a little bit.
08:59And I answered a male actor for a female one, but yeah.
09:02Well, you know, it could have been.
09:04It was better than a pass.
09:05I had a panic.
09:05It was better than a pass.
09:06Absolutely.
09:07And you got there eventually and you didn't do too much damage there.
09:11It could have been a lot worse.
09:13Well, the competition is fierce, but who will fall to first?
09:16Find out after the break.
09:18Welcome back to Time Is Money.
09:31We've seen how quick the game is and now it's time for more questions.
09:34This next set of questions is about UK MPs.
09:40I'm going to give you the surnames of two MPs elected or re-elected to the House of Commons
09:45in the general election of 2024.
09:48You need to tell me the first name they share, please.
09:52You're all on the buzzers.
09:54Here's your first question.
09:56Huddleston and Farage.
10:00George.
10:01Nigel.
10:01Is correct.
10:03Let's do it again.
10:04So, George, you're safe for now.
10:06You're all back on the buzzers.
10:08Let's start the timers.
10:09Eagle and Raina.
10:11Claire.
10:12Angela.
10:13Is correct.
10:14Mundell and Lammy.
10:16Ahmed.
10:17David.
10:17Is correct.
10:19Gilmore and Reeves.
10:21Kate.
10:21David.
10:22Incorrect.
10:23It's Rachel.
10:23Lose 50 pounds.
10:24Wild and Cleverly.
10:27George.
10:27Tom.
10:28Incorrect.
10:28It's James.
10:30Collins and Atkins.
10:33Too slow.
10:34It's Victoria.
10:36Hunt and Corbin.
10:38Kate.
10:39Jeremy.
10:39Is correct.
10:41Darlington and Thornbury.
10:43George.
10:44Emily.
10:44Is correct.
10:48George, what happened?
10:50I'm my own worst enemy.
10:51I need to just press it once and walk away.
10:54You were smelling a bit of blood down there.
10:55You were thinking, oh, Kate, stop a little bit.
10:57He was trying to get rid of me.
10:58He was trying to get rid of me.
10:59I can get rid of it here.
11:00It's not personal.
11:02So, our next set of questions is all about sports.
11:08I'm going to give you the names of two people who are known for achievements in the same sport.
11:14Please tell me what sport they are known for.
11:17Here is that all-important first question.
11:19Alex Higgins and Steve Davis.
11:22Kate.
11:23Snooker.
11:24Is correct.
11:25And my word, did she need that.
11:27You can breathe a sigh of relief.
11:29Okay.
11:30So, Kate, you're safe for now.
11:32You are all back on the buzzers.
11:34Let's start the timers.
11:36Virginia Wade and Andy Murray.
11:38George.
11:39Thomas.
11:39Is correct.
11:40Lee Halfpenny and Johnny Wilkinson.
11:43Kate.
11:43Rugby Union.
11:44Correct.
11:44Speed up the timers.
11:46Lennox Lewis and Joel Cos...
11:47Claire.
11:48Boxing.
11:48Correct.
11:49Ian Botham and Andrew Flintoff.
11:51Ahmed.
11:52Cricket.
11:52Is correct.
11:55Oh.
11:56Kate, I thought that might have been your chance to level the playing fields a bit,
11:59but they're just too fast.
12:01The rugby one, excellent.
12:02I met Johnny Wilkinson.
12:03Lee Halfpenny, my favourite Welsh rugby player.
12:05So, that landed lovely.
12:07That landed lovely.
12:07And then I got distracted thinking about how lovely they are,
12:10and then that's when I then lost one.
12:12Okay.
12:12This next set of questions is about UK number one collaborations.
12:19So, I'm going to give you the title and featured artist for a UK number one single
12:24that was a collaboration.
12:26I'd like you to tell me the main artist.
12:29Here is your first question.
12:33Is this the way to Amarillo, Peter Kaye, George?
12:36Tony Christie.
12:37It's correct.
12:39I struggle to say that without singing.
12:41Do that.
12:42George, you're safe again for now.
12:47You are all back on the buzzers.
12:49Let's start the timers.
12:50Realight My Fire, Lulu.
12:53Kate.
12:53Take that.
12:54Correct.
12:54Itsy Bitsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Poker Dot Bikini, Timmy Mallet, 1990.
13:02Too slow, it's Bomb Ballerina.
13:05Dilemma, Kelly Rowland, 2002.
13:09Ahmed.
13:11Poss.
13:12Too slow, it's Nelly.
13:14Lose 50 pounds.
13:16Fortnite, Post Malone, 2024.
13:21Too slow, it's Taylor Swift.
13:23Get Lucky, Pharrell Williams, 2013.
13:27Kate.
13:28North Punk.
13:28Correct.
13:29Speed up the timers.
13:30Uptown Funk, Bruno Mars, 2014.
13:34Claire.
13:34Mark Ronson.
13:35It's correct.
13:36I Want to Be the Only One, BB Winans, 1997.
13:41Kate.
13:41Eternal.
13:42Correct.
13:42Speed up the timer.
13:43California Girls, Snoop Dogg, 2010.
13:46Claire.
13:47Katy Perry.
13:48Correct.
13:48Speed up the timer.
13:49We Found Love, Calvin Harris, 2011.
13:54Too slow, it's Rihanna.
13:56And that is the end of the category.
14:00Ahmed.
14:02Struggled, struggled.
14:03Was it the collaborations or is music just not your thing?
14:06I get one, but not the other.
14:08So the one that you mentioned, I would know.
14:10And Claire, that's the first time we've really seen your timer count down like this.
14:15I felt a bit stressed.
14:16I was ready to say Timmy Mallet because that song was number one on the day I was born.
14:20Really?
14:21Yeah, so I sort of randomly knew that, but I had no idea it was a collaboration.
14:25Oh.
14:26The thing with this show is it's never over until the last coin drops.
14:32Our next set of questions is about famous people on banknotes.
14:38I will give you a description of a famous person who has appeared on a UK banknote.
14:44I'll also give you their first name or names.
14:46All I want from you is their surname.
14:49You're all on the buzzer.
14:50Here is your first question.
14:54Rocket locomotive engineer and George.
14:57Claire.
14:58Pass.
15:00It's George Stevenson.
15:02So, Claire, that's incorrect.
15:04And your money timer will be counting down.
15:07OK.
15:07The rest of you, here is your next question.
15:11Scottish economist who died in 1790 and Adam.
15:15George.
15:16Smith.
15:17Is correct.
15:18Do it again.
15:19So, George, your timer won't be counting down, but you are all back on the buzzers.
15:27Let's start the timers.
15:29Northern Ireland footballer and George.
15:32Ahmed.
15:32Best.
15:33Correct.
15:34St Paul's Cathedral architect and Christopher.
15:36Kate.
15:37Wren.
15:37Correct.
15:38Correct.
15:38Prison reformer and Elizabeth.
15:41George.
15:42Fry.
15:42Correct.
15:43Speed up the timers.
15:44Go for nickname, the golden bear and Jack.
15:48Too slow.
15:49It's Nicklaus.
15:50Art Nouveau designer and Charles Rennie.
15:53Claire.
15:53Macintosh.
15:54Macintosh.
15:54It's correct.
15:58Charles Rennie Macintosh saved you.
16:00Claire, it is not over till that last coin drops.
16:03I've seen comebacks where we've had people down to one.
16:06OK.
16:06I'll take it.
16:07You've got to hold your nerve here.
16:08Yeah.
16:08The next set of questions is all about Booker Prize nominees.
16:13I'm going to give you the title of a novel that either won or was shortlisted for the Booker Prize,
16:19as well as the first name of its author.
16:22Please tell me the author's surname.
16:24Claire, I'm sure I don't need to remind you how important this first question is.
16:29Life of Pi and Jan.
16:31Kate.
16:31Martel.
16:32It's correct.
16:34So, Kate, you're safe for now.
16:36You are all back on the buzzers.
16:40Let's start the timers.
16:41Nick Lane and Monica.
16:42Claire.
16:43Ali.
16:43It's correct.
16:45Patty Clark, Ha Ha Ha and Roddy.
16:48Too slow, it's Doyle.
16:51On Beauty and Zadie.
16:53Smith.
16:54Smith.
16:57Oh!
16:58I missed it.
16:59I can't believe it.
17:01It was Smith.
17:02Yeah.
17:02But you have to get the answer out just before you run out.
17:06Out of time.
17:08Oh, my word.
17:10This game, there is nothing like it, is there not?
17:14Right to the wire.
17:14I mean, Claire, you saved yourself with just one coin there.
17:18I can't believe it.
17:19£10 left.
17:20Wow.
17:21Just got in there in time.
17:23Ahmed, you have been such a formidable opponent.
17:26I had a great time.
17:28Well, you've been a great player.
17:29You gave these guys a really good run for their money.
17:31I'm really afraid your time in the game is up, Ahmed.
17:38Ahmed, you're out of time and you're out of money.
17:40But the rest of you, well done on making it through to the next round.
17:52That must be exciting.
17:54Claire.
17:55By the skin of my teeth, honestly.
17:57What did I tell you, though?
17:58Yeah.
17:59I said it's not over till that last coin drops and you were literally saved that last question there.
18:05I know.
18:06Well, the money that you've saved will be carried through to the final for you if you make it there.
18:12So, let's see what you've saved.
18:14George, another cracking round.
18:16£780.
18:17Must be pleased with that.
18:18I am, but I'm not taking anything for granted.
18:20That last subject was not my bag.
18:22Claire, you've got a tenner.
18:24Yeah.
18:25Yeah.
18:26Better than nothing.
18:27And Kate, £280.
18:29Yeah, not bad, but I'll try and do better next time.
18:33There you go.
18:34Let's save that money for later.
18:38It's now time for round three.
18:40And this time, you're starting with £1,500 in your timers.
18:45Let's top up those timers.
18:48This time, because it's round three, we're giving you three clues to each answer.
18:56But as before, the cash countdown will be even faster.
19:00Our first set of questions is about TV shows.
19:04I'm going to name three actors who appeared in a show on Empire Magazine's 100 Best TV Shows of All Time list.
19:12I'll also give you the year the show was first released in the UK.
19:15Please name the TV show.
19:17Time is money.
19:19Here is your first question.
19:23Sophie Turner, Emilia Clarke and Peter Dinklage.
19:26Claire is correct.
19:29Oh, isn't it nice having all that money back on your timer, Claire?
19:31After last round, I feel relieved about that.
19:35OK, so that's just boosted your confidence again a little bit.
19:38You're safe for now, Claire.
19:40You are all back on the buzzers.
19:42Let's start the timers.
19:48X-Files.
19:49It's correct.
19:50Michael Smiley, Ruth Wilson and Idris Elba, 2010.
19:57Too slow.
19:58It's Luther.
20:00Finn Wolfhard, Winona Ryder and Millie Bobby Brown, 2016.
20:05Claire?
20:05Stranger Things.
20:06Correct.
20:07Speed up the timers.
20:08Anthony Heard, Alison Hannigan and Sarah Michelle Gellar, 19.
20:12Claire?
20:12Buffy, the vampire slayer.
20:14Correct.
20:14Speed up the timers.
20:15Andrew Sachs, Prunella Scales, George?
20:1840 Towers.
20:19It's correct.
20:22Oh, just got there, George.
20:25It's put a little bit of a dent in there.
20:27Yeah, I knew a few of those, but they were too quick for me.
20:30Claire was determined in this round.
20:33Our next set of questions is about English counties.
20:38I'm going to give you the names of three towns or cities,
20:41all of which are located in the same county.
20:44I'd like you to tell me which county they are in.
20:46You are all on the buzzers.
20:48Here is your first question.
20:52Axminster, Barnstable and Torquay.
20:54Kate?
20:55Devon.
20:55Is correct.
20:57So, Kate, you're safe for now.
20:59You are all back on the buzzers.
21:02Let's start the timers.
21:03Nantwich, Nutsford and Wilmslow.
21:07George?
21:07Tresha.
21:08Is correct.
21:09Seven Oaks, Dartford.
21:11George?
21:11Trent.
21:12Correct.
21:12Speed up the timers.
21:13Bracknell, Reading and Newbury.
21:15George?
21:16Boxer.
21:16Correct.
21:16Speed up the timer.
21:17Drawbridge, Salisbury and Swindon.
21:20George?
21:20Wilshire.
21:20Correct.
21:21Speed up the timer.
21:22Hitchin, Hatfield and Watford.
21:26Too slow.
21:27It's Hertfordshire.
21:29Redditch, Kidderminster and Evesham.
21:34Too slow.
21:35It's Worcestershire.
21:36Fleet, Andover and Farnborough.
21:41George?
21:42Hampshire.
21:42Correct.
21:43Speed up the timer.
21:43Thetford, Cromer and Kings Lane.
21:49Too slow.
21:49It's Norfolk.
21:51March, St. Neats and Peterborough.
21:55Too slow.
21:56It's Cambridgeshire.
21:57But that is the end of the category, Clare.
22:00You will be relieved to hear.
22:02I didn't know my county's knowledge was so poor, but there we are.
22:05I mean, it didn't help that Mr Buzzer Happy over here was on a one-man mission to take you down, didn't it?
22:10No, I didn't even get a chance.
22:12Okay.
22:13Our next set of questions is about Batman characters.
22:17I'm going to give you the names of two people who have played characters associated with Batman either on TV or on film, as well as the years the film or TV series was first released, and the initials of the character they played.
22:31Please give me the name of the character they have both played.
22:34Kate, here is your first question.
22:43Kate.
22:44The Penguin.
22:45Is correct.
22:46I didn't even need to give you the P.
22:48So, Kate, you're safe for now.
22:51You are all on the buzzers.
22:53Let's start the timers.
22:55Jack Nicholson, 1989, and Heath Ledger, 2008.
22:59The Joker.
22:59Is correct.
23:00Burt Ward, 1966, and Chris O'Donnell, 1995, are...
23:06George.
23:08Robin.
23:08Is correct.
23:10I was thinking, there can't be that many characters in Batman.
23:14I mean, I haven't watched a lot of Batman, but I know it's Batman and Robin.
23:17There can't be many R's.
23:19Excellent.
23:20Our next set of questions is all about...
23:23Shakespeare characters.
23:25I will give you three characters who feature in a play by William Shakespeare.
23:30You just need to name the play they are all in.
23:34You're all on the buzzer.
23:36Here is your first question.
23:40Banquo.
23:42George.
23:42Macbeth.
23:43Is correct.
23:45I was also going to say Macduff and Duncan.
23:49Well, you didn't even need them.
23:50Good, because it's the only Shakespeare play I know, so I can tap out now.
23:53We've heard that before, George.
23:55We've heard that.
23:56I'm not going near the buzzer.
23:57So, George, you're safe for now.
24:00You are all back on the buzzers.
24:02Let's start the timers.
24:04Nerissa, Portia and Charlotte.
24:06Kate.
24:07Merchant of Venice.
24:07Is correct.
24:09Orsino, Viola, Claire.
24:1112th night.
24:12Is correct.
24:12We made short work of that.
24:17Right.
24:18Our next set of questions is about books by politicians.
24:22I'm going to give you the title of a book by someone who has served in politics,
24:27followed by something they are famous for, and finally, by their initials.
24:31You need to tell me who wrote the book.
24:33You're all on the buzzer.
24:34Here is your first question.
24:35Ten years to save the West.
24:3949, George.
24:42Erm...
24:43My pass.
24:44Too slow.
24:45It's Liz Truss.
24:46Yes, it is, yeah.
24:48I was going to go on to say the 49-day Prime Minister.
24:52Well, George, your money timer will be counting down.
24:55Claire and Kate, this next question is just for you two.
25:00Unspeakable.
25:01Former Speaker of the House of Commons.
25:03And J.B.
25:04Kate.
25:05John Burkrow.
25:06It's incorrect.
25:08It's John Burkrow.
25:09I can't accept John Burkrow.
25:12So, Claire, this next question is just for you.
25:15Mm-hm.
25:16If you get it right, your money timer will not start counting down.
25:19OK.
25:20Running My Life, Olympic gold-winning middle distance runner, an SC.
25:26Sebastian Coe.
25:28Is correct.
25:29So, Claire, you're safe for now.
25:32You are all back on the buzzers.
25:35Start the timers.
25:37Strictly Anne, former Prisons Minister George.
25:40Anne Whittacombe.
25:40Is correct.
25:42First confession.
25:43Former Governor of Hong Kong and C.P.
25:48Too slow.
25:49It's Chris Patton.
25:50A woman like me became mother of the House of Commons in 2024 and D.A.
25:57Claire.
25:58Diane Abbott.
25:58Correct.
25:59Speed up the timer.
26:00What you see is what you get.
26:02Host of The Apprentice and A.S.
26:04Kate.
26:05Alan Sugar.
26:05Is correct.
26:09You started to get a bit nervous there, Kate.
26:11Oh, luckily I watched The Apprentice, so thank goodness for that.
26:14We all know Alan Sugar.
26:15We all watch The Apprentice.
26:17Normal order is restored.
26:18OK, you'll be pleased to know that question's gone now.
26:21Our next set of questions is all about silent letters.
26:26So I'm going to give you three words.
26:29They all include a letter that is not pronounced when that word is spoken aloud in standard British English.
26:35You need to give me the silent letter that the three words all share.
26:40You're all on the buzzer.
26:41Here is your first question.
26:44Subtle.
26:45Drum.
26:46Kate.
26:47B.
26:48Is correct.
26:48So, Kate, you're safe for now.
26:51You are all on the buzzers.
26:53Let's start the timers.
26:55Mortgage.
26:56Gourmet.
26:57George.
26:58T.
26:58Correct.
27:00Autumn.
27:01Column.
27:01And so...
27:02George.
27:03N.
27:03Correct.
27:04Speed up the timer.
27:05Wrong.
27:06Answer.
27:06Wrestling.
27:09Claire.
27:10W.
27:11Is correct.
27:13Just needed a minute to connect the brain and the three words together and work out the letter.
27:17Is that it, Claire?
27:18It's a slightly different type of question, so it was just getting the brain in gear for it.
27:21Just test your brain in a different way, doesn't it?
27:24Our next set of questions is about metro stations.
27:29So, I will give you three stations on the metropolitan railway systems that serve the centres and suburban areas of major cities in Europe and the USA.
27:39Please give me the cities.
27:41You're all on the buzzer.
27:42Here is your first question.
27:45Harvard Avenue, Fenway and Massachusetts Avenue.
27:49George.
27:50Boston.
27:50Is correct.
27:52So, George, you're safe for now.
27:55You are all back on the buzzers.
27:57Let's start the timers.
27:58Voltaire, Bastille and Pomp Nerve.
28:01Kate.
28:02Harris.
28:02Is correct.
28:04Compton, Palms and Hollywood Vine.
28:09Too slow.
28:10It's Los Angeles.
28:12Deutsche Oper, Alexander Klatt and Friedrich Clare.
28:15Berlin.
28:15Is correct.
28:16That was tight.
28:22I mean, you've been in this position before and you've made the comeback.
28:27Yes.
28:28You don't seem quite as confident this time.
28:30I think they're both a bit ahead of me, so we'll see.
28:33See what happens.
28:34Our next set of questions is about nursery rhyme characters.
28:38So, I will give you three words that appear in a nursery rhyme
28:43that features a named character in the first line.
28:47Please give me the name of that character.
28:49You are all on the buzzers.
28:51Here is your first question.
28:55Corner, Thumb and George.
28:58Little Jack Plum.
28:59Is incorrect.
29:02Plum was the last one I was going to give you,
29:04but you buzzed in early.
29:05It's Little Jack Horner.
29:06Yeah.
29:06So, George, your timer will be counting down.
29:11Clare and Kate, this next question is for you two.
29:14One, four, Kate.
29:16Humpty Dumpty.
29:17It's correct.
29:19So, Kate, you're safe for now.
29:21You are all on the buzzers.
29:24Let's start the timers.
29:25Cupboard, dog, Clare.
29:27Mother Hubbard.
29:28It's correct.
29:30Pudding, kissed and girls.
29:32Kate.
29:33Georgie Porgy.
29:34Correct.
29:34Speed up the timer.
29:35Tarts, Summers and Knave.
29:39Too slow.
29:40It's the Queen of Hearts.
29:42Blow, horn and corn.
29:46George.
29:48Jack Horner.
29:49Incorrect.
29:49It's Little Boy Blue.
29:50Lose 50 pounds.
29:51Soul, pipe and fiddlers.
29:55Kate.
29:56Old King Cole.
29:57Correct.
29:57Speed up the timer.
29:58Fat, lean and platter.
30:02Too slow.
30:03It's Jack Spratt.
30:0510,000 and men.
30:07George.
30:08Duke of York.
30:09Is correct.
30:12It is the grand old Duke of York.
30:13But I can take Duke of York.
30:16Is that a stressful round?
30:18It was because I knew the first one as well.
30:19I've got my tongue tied.
30:21That's how this game goes.
30:22But you held your nerve and you're still here.
30:24And if there's one thing I know about this show is it's not over till that last coin drops.
30:28As lovely Clare demonstrated in the last round.
30:32Our next set of questions is all about TV judges.
30:36I'm going to give you the names of three television judges and coaches.
30:40I'd like you to name the principal UK TV talent show that they all appeared in as main judges or coaches.
30:47Although not necessarily at the same time.
30:50No pressure.
30:51But George and Clare now would be the great time to pull one of these first questions out the back.
30:56Right.
30:56You're all on the buzzer.
30:58Here is the first question.
31:00Mary Berry.
31:01Clare.
31:02The Great British Bake Off.
31:03That's correct.
31:05So Clare, you're safe for now.
31:07You're all back on the buzzers.
31:09Let's start the timers.
31:11Alan Carr, Graham Norton and Michelle Visage.
31:14George.
31:15RuPaul's Drag Race.
31:15Correct.
31:17Alicia Dixon, Amanda Holden and Bruno Top...
31:19Kate.
31:20Dickens Got Talent.
31:21That's correct.
31:23Short one.
31:25George and Clare, you are really fighting for that place here, aren't you?
31:29Yeah.
31:29OK.
31:31Our next set of questions is about songs from Disney films.
31:35So I'm going to give you the titles of three songs that are sung in the same Disney animated film.
31:41I want you to give me the title of the film that all these songs appear in.
31:46You are all on the buzzer.
31:48Here is your first question.
31:51Reflection.
31:52I was hoping your Disney song knowledge might have been a little bit better.
32:19Are you not a big Disney fan?
32:21I'm afraid not.
32:22Oh, I can't believe it.
32:23George, you've been such a strong character.
32:26Yeah.
32:27I, er, I've had such a good start and I think it just goes to show this game can change so quickly.
32:32Well, George, I'm absolutely devastated for you.
32:35You've been a brilliant player all the way through the show and I'm really sad to say it, but we're going to have to say goodbye.
32:41Thanks.
32:41Good luck, everyone.
32:42George, you're out of time and you're out of money.
32:45But well done, you two, on making it through.
32:55Wow.
32:56Claire, you must be feeling relieved.
32:59But then I'm getting a little bit nervous to go up against the smiling assassin on the end there.
33:04Kate is just so quick on the buzzer, so, yeah, it's going to be tough.
33:07OK, the money that you've saved will be carried through to the final for you, if you make it there.
33:14Let's see what you've saved.
33:15Claire, that round you saved £140.
33:18Kate, you saved £860 another solid round from you.
33:23Let's save that money for later.
33:27We're down to two and the competition is really hotting up now.
33:31Only one can make it to our final.
33:33Don't go anywhere.
33:37Welcome back.
33:46This is Time is Money.
33:47It's been a gripping game so far and we are left with just two plays.
33:52Claire, you scraped through some of the earlier rounds but fought for your place in this head-to-head.
33:58I did.
33:58How do you feel going up against Kate?
34:00Bit nervous, but I'll give it my best shot.
34:02And Kate, you've seen how she can turn the game around.
34:06Definitely.
34:06How do you feel?
34:07She's the comeback queen, so, yeah, I'm not going to rest on my laurels at all.
34:11Well, it's now time for the head-to-head.
34:13We're going to top up the timers, this time with £1,750.
34:18Let's top up those timers.
34:19This head-to-head is all about staying in control as your opponent's money drains away.
34:29I'm going to ask you questions on a particular category which will change every five questions.
34:35Answer correctly and your opponent's timer will start to count down.
34:39If you keep buzzing in and answering correctly, then your opponent's timer will speed up.
34:44But if you buzz in and get one wrong, or if your opponent buzzes in with a right answer, then their timer will stop and yours will start instead.
34:54Your first set of questions start.
34:57Which famous chef?
34:58Which famous chef launched the Feed Me Better campaign to improve the quality, Claire?
35:08Jamie Oliver.
35:09It's correct.
35:11So, Claire, your timer is safe for now.
35:14You're both back on the buzzer.
35:15Let's start the timer.
35:17Which famous chef is the daughter of a former chancellor of the Exchequer?
35:21Claire?
35:22Nigella Larson.
35:23It's correct.
35:24Speed up the timer.
35:25Opened the Fat Duck restaurant in 1995.
35:27Kate?
35:28Heston Blumenthal.
35:29It's correct.
35:29Switch the timer.
35:30Shouted, let's be having you to Norwich City.
35:32Claire?
35:33David Smith.
35:33It's correct.
35:34Switch the timer.
35:34Won the Netflix series Celebrity Bear Hunt in 2025.
35:39Claire?
35:40Big Zoo.
35:41It's correct.
35:41Speed up the timer.
35:42In which 19th century novel by Charles Dickens does Miss Havisham continually wear her wedding dress?
35:48Claire?
35:49Great expectations.
35:50It's correct.
35:50Speed up the timer.
35:51By Emily Bronte, does Nellie Dean tell the story?
35:55Claire?
35:55Wuthering Heights.
35:56It's correct.
35:56Speed up the timer.
35:57By Jane Austen, do the Dashwood sisters move to Devon?
36:00Claire?
36:00Sense and Sensibility.
36:01Correct.
36:02Speed up the timer.
36:02By H.G. Wells, do Martians land on Earth near you're walking in Surrey?
36:06Kate?
36:07War of the Worlds.
36:07It's correct.
36:08Switch the timer.
36:09By Victor Hugo, is Jean Valjean relentlessly Claire?
36:12Big Miserable.
36:13It's correct.
36:13Switch the timer.
36:14Which gas has the formula CH4 and can be released by cows belching?
36:19Claire?
36:19Methane.
36:20It's correct.
36:21Speed up the timer.
36:22Used as an anaesthetic is commonly known as laughing gas.
36:28Too slow.
36:28It's nitrous oxide.
36:30Has the formula O3 and forms a protective layer in the Earth's upper atmosphere.
36:36Oxygen.
36:36Is incorrect.
36:37Is used by plants during photosynthesis to make oxygen and chemical heat.
36:44Chlorophyll?
36:45Incorrect.
36:45It's carbon dioxide.
36:46Loose 50 pounds.
36:47With atomic number two, it's used to fill balloons and it is lighter than air.
36:51Kate?
36:52Helium.
36:53Correct.
36:53Switch the timer.
36:54Which famous Mark played Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy?
36:59Kate?
37:00Hamill.
37:00Correct.
37:01Speed up the timer.
37:02Wrote the 1876 novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
37:06Claire?
37:06Wayne.
37:07Correct.
37:07Switch the timer.
37:08Rebranded his major social media platform as Meta in 2000.
37:12Kate?
37:12Zuckerberg.
37:13Correct.
37:13Switch the timer.
37:15Had a UK top ten hit with Valerie featuring Amy.
37:18Kate?
37:18Bronson.
37:19Correct.
37:19Speed up the timer.
37:20Was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in The Departed.
37:27Too slow.
37:27It's Wahlberg.
37:29In gardening, the plant Belladonna is also known as deadly what?
37:34Kate?
37:34Nightshade.
37:35Correct.
37:35Speed up the timer.
37:36Which word for a dried plum also means to cut the branches of a tree?
37:40Claire?
37:40Brune.
37:40Correct.
37:41Switch the timer.
37:42What does the letter R stand for in the charity known as the RHS?
37:47Kate?
37:47Royal.
37:48Correct.
37:48Switch the timer.
37:49Which BBC TV show features Charlie Dimmock, Tommy Walsh and Alan Clare?
37:53Garden Force.
37:54Incorrect.
37:54It's Ground Force.
37:56Lou's 50 pounds.
37:58The carnivorous plant that feeds on insects and captures Kate?
38:01Venus Flytrap.
38:02It's correct.
38:03Speed up the timer.
38:04In Doctor Who, the Doctor's TARDIS resembles a police box with an exterior that is predominantly
38:08what primary colour?
38:09Kate?
38:10Blue.
38:10It's correct.
38:11Speed up the timer.
38:12What is the name of the Doctor's robotic dog companion who first appeared?
38:16Claire?
38:16Canine.
38:17It's correct.
38:17Switch the timer.
38:18Which word meaning to destroy completely is the catchphrase of the Daleks, Kate?
38:22Exterminate.
38:23It's correct.
38:24Switch the timer.
38:24Which enemy of the Doctor has been played by Sasha Dewan and John Sim?
38:30Claire?
38:31The Master.
38:32It's correct.
38:32Switch the timer.
38:33The Doctor often uses a sonic version of which type of tool?
38:37Claire?
38:37Screwdriver.
38:37Screwdriver.
38:37It's correct.
38:38Speed up the timer.
38:39Which German-born model began hosting the American reality TV series?
38:43Claire?
38:44Heidi Klum.
38:44It's correct.
38:45Speed up the timer.
38:45Word follows Bok or Brat in the names of varieties Kate?
38:49First.
38:50Correct.
38:50Switch the timer.
38:51Car company has produced model ranges including Passat, Tiguan and Veedle.
38:55F***.
38:56Claire?
38:57Volkswagen.
38:58Correct.
38:58Switch the timer.
38:59Siblings published.
39:00Oh.
39:01Well done.
39:01Wow.
39:04My life.
39:05I don't believe it.
39:08I mean, the queen of the comebacks.
39:11Claire, you just keep doing it.
39:13I think it was just the first lot of questions fell my way and, you know, Kate had a great run after that.
39:21Yeah, she did.
39:21Then she made a huge comeback and she was closing that gap and it was getting close and then you just pulled away and Kate, you just ran out of cash.
39:30She deserved it. Like, amazing. Really good.
39:32Well, Kate, you were close to the final but unfortunately we're going to have to say goodbye.
39:37Thank you so much for having me and best of luck for the final.
39:39Kate, you're out of time and you're out of money.
39:48The pressure is really ramping up.
39:50Join me after the break as Claire plays to win all the cash she's saved if she can stop all the money timers.
40:00Welcome back to Time Is Money where Claire is about to take on her biggest challenge yet.
40:13Claire, I know about you but I was not expecting to see you here.
40:17Yeah, I know. I mean, the first round went pretty well, I seem to remember.
40:20But since then there's been some near misses, so...
40:23It was that round two when you were left with just one coin, but that head-to-head, my word, you dominated.
40:30You came out fighting. You wanted to be in this final, didn't you?
40:32Yeah, definitely.
40:33Well, now's your chance to win all the money that you've saved earlier in the game.
40:37So, let's bring back your previous money timers.
40:40You were right, you had a great round in round one and you saved £890.
40:46Round two was that one we maybe not want to talk about too much.
40:49You've got the one coin in there at the moment. It's £10.
40:53Round three was a little bit better but was still only £140.
40:58And in round four, the head-to-head there, you've just managed to save £450.
41:03In our final, time really is money.
41:07Your timers are about to start counting down simultaneously.
41:11If any hits zero, you will be going home with nothing.
41:15But before you take this on, you've got the chance to top up your timers one last time with up to £2,000.
41:23There are five questions and five chances to top up your timers.
41:27But get one wrong and your highest timer will lock.
41:30Claire, this is really important for you.
41:33We really need to give that timer to a little bit of a sugar-y along, yeah?
41:38OK, let's play.
41:43According to a saying derived from the Bible, the love of money is the root of all what?
41:49Evil.
41:49It's correct. Top of the timers.
41:51Who was given the nickname Wagatha Christie following her accusations in 2019 against fellow footballers' wife, Rebecca Vardy?
42:00Colleen Rooney.
42:01It's correct. Top of the timers.
42:04Which eco-tourism attraction nearest an hostel in Cornwall has transparent domes that house diverse plants from around the world?
42:11The Eden Project.
42:12It's correct. Top of the timers.
42:14On a weather map, what name is given to a line that connects places of equal atmospheric pressure?
42:21The bar.
42:22It's incorrect. It's an isobar.
42:25Lock the highest timer.
42:27The battles of Agincourt, Crecy and Poitiers were fought as part of which intermittent conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453?
42:37The War of the Roses.
42:39Incorrect. It's the Hundred Years' War.
42:41Lock the highest timer.
42:42We've still done all right there.
42:46We've managed to get timer two up to £310 and timer three up to £440.
42:51So that really has helped as we move into the end game.
42:54And actually, that's not a bad amount of money when you look at the other timers and the good rounds that you had.
42:59So if you do win today, what are you going to spend the money on?
43:02Probably holiday, to be honest.
43:04I'd love to go on like a river cruise around Eastern Europe.
43:07Top up on that European cities knowledge a little bit.
43:10Yes, I like it.
43:12Well, let's see what we can do, Clare.
43:14It's time for the final.
43:16Your timers are about to start counting down simultaneously.
43:19You must take on your timers one by one by answering a question correctly to stop them.
43:24But get one wrong and the most recently stopped timer will restart.
43:28If you can stop all four timers before any of them hit zero, then you will take home whatever money remains.
43:35But if any of them hit zero, the game will end and you'll leave with nothing.
43:40Just to warn you, the timers will speed up every 30 seconds.
43:43OK.
43:44So, Clare, which timer would you like to start at?
43:49Two.
43:50Timer number two.
43:52Are you ready?
43:54Yeah.
43:54Best of luck.
43:55Start the timers.
43:56In 2009, who began hosting the ITV quiz show The Chase?
44:00Bradley Walsh.
44:01It's correct.
44:02Stop the timer.
44:02Where next?
44:03Three.
44:03Who played King Henry VIII in the 2015 BBC TV series Wolf Hall?
44:09Jonathan Reilert.
44:11Incorrect.
44:11It's Damien Lewis.
44:12Start the timer.
44:13In 2024, which football team became the first side to win the German Bundesliga without losing a game?
44:22Leipzig.
44:23Incorrect.
44:23It's Bayer Leverkusen.
44:25In 1954, which American baseball player married Marilyn Monroe?
44:31Pass.
44:32Incorrect.
44:32It's Jodie Maggiore.
44:34In everyday English, the word paramba.
44:40That round two came back to haunt you.
44:43I just couldn't come back that time.
44:45There just wasn't quite enough coins in the kitty in timer number two to suffer any more setbacks.
44:52Yeah, absolutely.
44:54Well, I tell you what, we've been on a roller coaster ride together, haven't we?
44:57We definitely have.
44:58We've rode the highs.
45:00We've done the loop the loops.
45:01We've been down at the bottom and, oh, Claire, I'm gutted for you.
45:04You have been a brilliant contestant, though.
45:08Brilliant.
45:08And you should be so proud.
45:10You have fought off some really stiff competition to get here.
45:13Yeah, definitely.
45:14Unbelievable.
45:15But listen, we are not letting you go home empty-handed.
45:18Oh?
45:18Oh, no, you're going to be taking home our very coveted time-is-money coin.
45:23Lovely, thank you.
45:24Exactly.
45:25Who needs the money when you've got the coin, hey?
45:27Absolutely.
45:28Absolutely.
45:29Well, listen, Claire, thanks for playing.
45:30You've been a brilliant contestant.
45:32Thank you so much.
45:34That's it for today.
45:35Join us next time to see five more players hoping to prove that time really is money.
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