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00:30Good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown Studio.
00:34Online, Rachel, is amazing.
00:35The sort of stuff that pops up online.
00:37I saw a series of tweets and what have you about rituals, daily rituals.
00:44And some of them are really quite extraordinary.
00:46I saw one where a dad used to lock the front door from the inside and then hide the key.
00:55You think, why would you want to do that, I wonder?
00:57Well, apparently his son was a sleepwalker.
00:59A son-amulant, is that right?
01:02And he couldn't get out.
01:03So that was a ritual.
01:04Every day he'd lock the door so his nipper couldn't go out sleepwalking.
01:08And I was thinking, do I have any strange rituals?
01:11And I sort of do.
01:12I have tea brought to me at eight in the morning, sharp.
01:16Yes.
01:16Is that with your...
01:17Do you have the bell?
01:18I have the bell.
01:19Do you still make Catherine wear the clothes?
01:20No, no, no.
01:20No, it comes at eight, but the bell is rung if the tea hasn't arrived within six minutes.
01:26Ah.
01:27But the ritual part of it is, what sort of day is it?
01:32And she then goes to draw the curtains and she reports back on what sort of day it is.
01:36And if she says it's a beautiful day, cheers me up immediately.
01:39If she says it's really ghastly, it's a ten o'clock rise for me.
01:44What about you?
01:45Do you have a little ritual in the mornings?
01:47Mornings.
01:48That you're prepared to talk about?
01:49Yes, my morning ritual is to sleep.
01:52That's right, because you lie in, don't you?
01:54You tell me.
01:54Yeah, I'm a night owl.
01:55Just every day, it's just part of my body clock.
01:58At midnight, I'm just wide awake.
01:59So I won't go to bed until at least two.
02:01And then I'll sleep as long as I can.
02:03And I'm happy with that as long as I'm not working.
02:05But you're working all the time.
02:07Yes.
02:07That must be tough.
02:08I get to schedule meetings for when I'm awake.
02:11Quite all right.
02:12It's quite nice.
02:13Moving the schedule on a few hours.
02:15You know who's back, don't you?
02:16I do.
02:17None other than our record holder, Elliot Mellor.
02:21How are you, Elliot?
02:22I'm all right.
02:24Well, I think you're terrific, actually.
02:25We all do.
02:26You're a maths student from Manchester Met.
02:28And you've had three great wins.
02:30And you've scored an all-time record, 1-5-2.
02:34Good luck to you today, Elliot.
02:35You're joined by Sam.
02:37Sam Ashworth, RAF Operations Assistant from Scunthorpe.
02:41And during a search and rescue training, they stuck you into a helicopter, flew you over
02:47the Mediterranean, could be worse, and then winched you down into a little dinghy.
02:53Is that right?
02:54A little life raft, yeah, just for training.
02:56And then they winched you up again?
02:57Yeah, they left me for a bit and then they winched me back up again.
02:59Fun?
03:00Very much so, yeah.
03:01Very much so.
03:02There's worse places to be dropped in the ocean.
03:04Well, it could have been in the iceberg somewhere, I suppose, yeah.
03:08Well, listen, have fun today, both of you.
03:10Enjoy yourselves.
03:10Big round of applause for young Elliot and Sam.
03:19And Susie, lucky Susie, is sitting next to the great impressionist and comedian, one
03:25of our favourites, John Coleshaw.
03:27John, how are you?
03:33How long have you been coming up to Countdown, John?
03:37I think it must be eight to ten years or so now.
03:41Yes, I began in the Jeff Stelling era and it's wonderful to be still here in your time
03:47now.
03:47I always feel like home when I revisit Dictionary Corner.
03:51We will never let you go.
03:53Good.
03:54Elliot, come on.
03:55Off we go.
03:56Let us go.
03:57Good afternoon, Rachel.
03:58Afternoon, Elliot.
03:59I'll start with a vowel, please.
04:00Start with A.
04:01And another.
04:03O.
04:04And a third.
04:05E.
04:06A consonant.
04:08R.
04:09And another.
04:11D.
04:12A second.
04:13A third, even.
04:15X.
04:16Good.
04:17A fourth.
04:20S.
04:22Vowel.
04:24I.
04:24A final consonant, please.
04:27A final T.
04:28And here's the Countdown clock.
04:30Thank you for joining us.
05:01Elliot?
05:02Eight.
05:03And Sam?
05:04Just a seven.
05:05And your seven, Sam?
05:06Stared.
05:07Thank you. Elliot?
05:09Oxidates.
05:10Yes, combines chemically with oxygen.
05:13Brilliant, Elliot. Well done.
05:14Brilliant.
05:19Thanks, Elliot.
05:20Now, in the corner.
05:23Oxidates, brilliant.
05:24Stared, unfortunately, not there, surprisingly,
05:26but not there with the eye.
05:27Sorry.
05:28John?
05:29Yes, another eight to offer.
05:33Asteroid, which has to be pronounced in the tone of Sir Patrick Moore,
05:37or maybe Professor Brian Cox, an asteroid,
05:40a small planetoid in the asteroid belt.
05:45Asteroid is rather a good one.
05:46Thank you very much.
05:48Now, Sam, off we go.
05:50Your letters came.
05:51Good afternoon, Rachel.
05:52Afternoon, Sam.
05:53Can I start with a consonant, please?
05:54Starts with R.
05:56And another.
05:58C.
05:59And a vowel.
06:01U.
06:02And another one.
06:04I.
06:04A consonant.
06:07L.
06:08A vowel.
06:10A.
06:11A consonant.
06:13B.
06:15A consonant.
06:16R.
06:17And a final consonant.
06:19Final S.
06:20Stand by.
06:23T
06:53Well, Sam?
06:54Just a five.
06:56A five.
06:56Elliot?
06:57Seven.
06:57And a seven.
06:58Sam?
06:59Bales.
07:00Now then, Elliot, what have you got?
07:02Railbus?
07:03Railbus.
07:05Yes, it's all one word.
07:06Excellent.
07:07Lightweight diesel or petrol-driven railway.
07:09Passenger vehicle.
07:10Very, very good.
07:11A railbus.
07:12Yes.
07:13John and Susie.
07:14John?
07:14Burials was there for seven.
07:16Also a rather intriguing eight, Susie.
07:19Yes.
07:21Rubricle.
07:22I'll just say that.
07:22Rubricle.
07:23And it's the adjective relating to the rubric, which is a set of instructions, or in church,
07:28a direction in a liturgical book as to how the service should be conducted.
07:32So, Rubricle is the adjective relating to that.
07:35Oh, right.
07:36You did.
07:37Rubricle.
07:41In stage direction sort of thing.
07:44Yeah, sort of thing.
07:46Raise the chasuble three times, or whatever it is.
07:4915 points to Elliot.
07:50Well done.
07:51Elliot, your numbers game.
07:52One large and five small, please, Rachel.
07:54Thank you, Elliot.
07:55One from the top, and five little ones for the first one of the day.
07:59And this selection is ten.
08:01One.
08:02Six.
08:04Four.
08:05Four.
08:05And the large one, 50.
08:06And the target, 931.
08:109-3-1.
08:11One.
08:12And the large one, 50."
08:42Well, Elliot.
08:43932, not written down.
08:46932. Sam?
08:47Nowhere near.
08:48No? We'll stick with Elliot, then. Off we go, Elliot.
08:5250 add 10.
08:5350 add 10 is 60.
08:56Times 4.
08:57Times 4 is 240.
09:00Take the 6 and the 1.
09:02Minus the 6 and the 1.
09:042, 3, 3.
09:06Multiply by 4.
09:07And multiply by 4.
09:094, 17, and what?
09:12932, yeah.
09:14One away, perfect.
09:16Now, can we show him how it's done?
09:18I've got something to do, finally.
09:20If you say 6 times 10 is 60,
09:25divided by 4 is 15,
09:28add the other 4 for 19,
09:30and then 15 minus 1 is 49,
09:33and times them together.
09:34Well done.
09:37Thanks, Rachel.
09:41That's the way.
09:42That's the way.
09:43Time for a tea-time teaser.
09:45It's lean crabs and the clue.
09:47You refuse to accept the American coins for these creatures?
09:50You refuse to accept the American coins for these creatures?
10:11Welcome back.
10:12I left you with a clue.
10:13You refuse to accept the American coins for these creatures.
10:16And the answer to that one is Barnacles.
10:22Barnacles.
10:2322 points to Elliot.
10:25Sam yet to score.
10:26Plenty of time for that, Sam.
10:27Try this letters game.
10:29Can I have a consonant, please?
10:31Thank you, Sam.
10:32P.
10:33And another.
10:35S.
10:37And a vowel.
10:37E.
10:40And another.
10:41A.
10:43And a consonant.
10:45F.
10:46And another.
10:49W.
10:50And another.
10:52R.
10:53A vowel.
10:55E.
10:56And a consonant.
10:58And lastly, T.
11:00Stand by.
11:32well some just a six a six and seven and a seven some waters yes repeats very good
11:42repeats and repeats anything else there um just another seven that sweater was there
11:48for seven yes that's some good quality knitwear sweater thank you all right now elliott your
11:56letters game vowel please rachel thank you elliott oh and a second i a third a a consonant n second
12:10v and another m the fourth t and a vowel o a final vowel please rachel a final a
12:25stand by
12:27so
12:32so
12:58elliott seven seven six and that six is
13:03aviant thank you elliott animato um animato is absolutely brilliant it is a musical direction
13:14meaning in an animated manner which is very very good aviant not in unfortunately i'm sorry
13:22now what is the corner john well another seven and i want to say it as giles brandreth for some
13:28reason i think that's how he'd do it uh for words like that ovation ovation also there for seven
13:34very good ovation all right sam your numbers game good luck one large and five small please rachel
13:41thank you sam this round has your name all over it one big five little we're all with you
13:47these numbers are seven one nine five eight and seventy five and the target seven hundred and forty seven four
13:57zero
14:01so
14:13so
14:29Yes, Sam.
14:307.40.
14:31Thank you, Elliot.
14:327.40.
14:33Off we go, Sam.
14:349 plus 1 is 10.
14:359 plus 1 is 10.
14:37Time to 75.
14:38Time to 75, 750.
14:408 plus 7.
14:418 plus 750.
14:42Minus the 5.
14:44And that's 10 whole points.
14:46I'll take it off.
14:46Well done.
14:47Well done.
14:48And, Elliot?
14:4975 add 8.
14:5075 plus 8, 83.
14:53Multiplied by 9, even.
14:55Multiplied by 9, 7.47.
14:57And then take the 7.
14:587.40.
14:58Lovely.
14:59Well done.
15:03Good.
15:05Very good.
15:06Scoring against Elliot, that's some achievement these days.
15:0846 plays 10.
15:10As we turn to John Carlashaw,
15:13what's cooking?
15:14Well, this year, of course, John Humphreys,
15:18the great broadcaster, journalist, today, presenter,
15:21announced that he was retiring at the end of the year
15:24and he'll be much missed.
15:25And we wonder what other career might blossom for him.
15:30Maybe he might take on a Sunday show at Radio 3,
15:34something like that.
15:35And it makes you wonder, now, what on earth would that be like?
15:39You're listening to BBC Radio 3 with me, John Humphreys.
15:42That was Rachmaninoff, which I suppose is quite pleasing in its own way.
15:46And as summer approaches, of course, we turn to Wordsworth.
15:50I wandered lonely as a cloud that floats on high o'er vale and hills,
15:54when all at once I saw a crowd, a host of golden daffodils,
16:00beside the lake beneath the trees,
16:02dancing and fluttering in the breeze,
16:04when after a time all I could deduce
16:06is that daffodils really are not much use.
16:10I mean, they simply stand there,
16:12a product of the horticultural industry,
16:14so manipulated over time
16:15that they are barely of any interest in pollinating insects
16:17and bred just for such gimmicky items
16:19as the symmetry of their flowers
16:21and whether their angles are droopy or otherwise,
16:24in fact, limited to flowering just around the Easter period.
16:26You've got to ask, haven't you, daffodils?
16:28You're just not really good enough, are you?
16:31Time coming up to 20 past the dawn of creation.
16:33Oh, I'm so sorry I got carried away.
16:35Pardon me, Wordsworth.
16:37Daffodils are lovely.
16:38Here's the tune from the British Airways advert.
16:49He's been at it a long, long time, hasn't he?
16:51Yes, indeed, indeed.
16:53You know, very direct
16:54and sort of never letting anybody get away.
16:56No, no, no, you're not going to get away with that.
16:58But, of course, I planned for my retirement.
17:00Every day I put £5 on Gary Richardson's racing tips.
17:04After 30 years, I've got £4.72 and a gambling problem.
17:09Good for you.
17:11Thank you, John.
17:12Now, 46 to 10.
17:14Elliot's there, all right, and it's Elliot's letters game.
17:16Off we go, Elliot.
17:17Well, please, Rachel.
17:18Thank you, Elliot.
17:19U.
17:20A second.
17:21A.
17:22A third.
17:23I.
17:25Consonant.
17:26S.
17:27Another.
17:27T.
17:28And again.
17:29B.
17:30And a fourth.
17:32S.
17:33A vowel.
17:35E.
17:37A final vowel, please, Rachel.
17:40A final O.
17:42Stand by.
17:43A vowel.
17:56A vowel.
17:58A vowel.
18:00A vowel.
18:00A vowel.
18:00A vowel.
18:11A vowel.
18:14Elliot seven a seven Sam I'll try six and your six is subset no Elliot Boaties Boaties yes
18:25lovers of boats which is very good and Sam what was his right subset subset that's actually fine
18:30yeah all one word no Susie Susie and John busiest was in there for a seven the busiest yeah that's
18:40as good as it got for us that's it yes thank you 10 page 53 Sam off we go your
18:46letters game Sam our
18:48consonant please thank you Sam why and a vowel I and another one e consonant m and another s and
19:04another
19:04n and a vowel a and another you and a consonant and final P standby
19:21so
19:32MUSIC CONTINUES
19:49Well, Sam. Just a five. Elliot. Six. And Sam. Menus. Menus, yes. Pieman. Pieman, yes. Good favourite, that one.
20:01Simon was a pieman. Now, John. Pieman, nothing.
20:05That's a superhero we'd all like to see, wouldn't we?
20:09Now, yes, Pneuma was there. Pneumas.
20:15You can put the S on for a seven. It's lovely, this.
20:19The Pneuma, Nick, is the vital spirit, soul or creative force of a person.
20:24It's very nice.
20:25According to whom?
20:26The Stoics.
20:28The Stoics, you say?
20:29Yes, according to the Stoics in philosophy. But it comes from the Greek, that which is breathed or blown.
20:34As in pneumatic?
20:36Yeah. It gave us lung, pneumonia, that sort of thing.
20:40As in, you know, which is French for tyre, I think, isn't it?
20:43True.
20:43As in...
20:4559 plays 10. Elliot, your numbers game.
20:49The usual one large and five small, please, Rachel.
20:51Thank you, Elliot. Keeping it as simple as possible.
20:55Never always guaranteed in this game.
20:57These numbers are six, seven, two, four, three.
21:03And a large one, 100.
21:04And the target, 859.
21:07859.
21:09859.
21:09859.
21:42And Sam?
21:43861.
21:45861. Elliot, let's start with you.
21:47100 minus 4.
21:48100 minus 4, 96.
21:516 add 3.
21:526 add 3 is 9.
21:54Multiply them.
21:55Multiply them together for 864.
21:58Then 7 minus 2 for the 5.
22:00Perfect. 859. Well done.
22:02Well done.
22:03Very good.
22:07Well done.
22:08Time for a tea time teaser.
22:09Second one of the day.
22:11It's Pets Lover.
22:13And the clue, he pets his lover into the early hours.
22:16And as a result, he's late for work.
22:19He pets his lover into the early hours.
22:21And as a result, he's late for work.
22:40Welcome back.
22:41I left you with the clue.
22:42He pets his lover into the early hours.
22:45And as a result, he's late for work.
22:48And the answer to that one is he overslept, unsurprisingly.
22:53Overslept.
22:54So 69 plays 10.
22:56Elliot's there or thereabouts.
22:58And it's Sam we turn to.
23:00It's the letters game, Sam.
23:01A consonant, please, Rachel.
23:03Thank you, Sam.
23:04L.
23:05And another.
23:07G.
23:08And a vowel.
23:10B.
23:11And a consonant.
23:12S.
23:14And a vowel.
23:16O.
23:17And another one.
23:18I.
23:20And another.
23:22U.
23:23And a vowel.
23:24A consonant.
23:26C.
23:27And final consonant.
23:29Final T.
23:32Stand by.
23:36Viby Lesnar.
23:37Dov harca Спасибо.
23:49Dov gotta do.
23:52Dov .
24:00Indonesia.
24:01Dov.
24:01Tov.
24:02Dov.
24:04Sam just to five and seven and a seven Sam glues mm-hmm Elliot ugliest yeah
24:13very good strong stuff John glucose for seven and another eight eulogist a
24:29eulogist
24:29Somebody who delivers the eulogies, isn't it? Yes, somebody who delivers the praise. Thank you
24:3576 to 10 Elliot your letters game. Well, please Rachel. Thank you, Elliot
24:40Oh, and another I
24:44third a
24:45Consonant and second and another s and the fourth D and a vowel
24:56You a final vowel please final oh
25:01stand by
25:17Oh
25:34Elliot think I've an eight
25:37Sam I'll try six and your six is damson now. What's his age you're talking about men odious
25:45How are you spelling it m o n o d i a s?
25:51Oh, you know your dictionary Elliot
25:53Um, yes, it is a musical composition a monodia in which there is a single melodic line absolutely brilliant
26:08Who would know that no why certainly didn't
26:11Oh dear amazing amazing amazing eighty-four plays ten and it's Susie we turn to
26:17What have you for us today Susie who's been in touch?
26:21Howard Jones has been in touch to say he loves the program
26:26He's heard of carrying the can and kicking the can down the road and they've got him wondering where did
26:31the can come from?
26:32And what if anything did it contain?
26:35Um, we go back to Roman times as we so often do for the word can it comes from the
26:39latin canner
26:40Which gave us cane as in sugar cane canister canal channel?
26:46Canyon gave us lots and lots of words in modern English and it also gave us can which is pretty
26:51much a shortening of canister really
26:53And if you carry the can you take the responsibility for something that's gone wrong with the implication that you're
26:59taking the blame for someone else
27:01So you're a bit of a scapegoat really and the expression derives from services slang
27:05That's another really productive
27:06Um source of slang in English is the service of the um slang of the military
27:11The lexicon of the army and the Navy etc
27:14Um first recorded instance is from the Navy in the 1920s and it first referred to
27:20The member of a gang or party who fetches the gear for everyone and then has the melancholy task of
27:26returning the empties
27:28And the first form of the expression was to carry the can back which makes it very very clear
27:32Um and there's also the implication that um rations of beer were obviously so precious
27:37That if you were carrying the can to the party you'd be open to a lot of unpleasantness if you
27:42accidentally spilt any or worse dropped the can completely
27:46And there is actually an older expression which is quite similar which is to carry the cag
27:51In which cag is a really old dialect term which is very useful
27:54For one of those arguments in which everybody's shouting and no one's listening
27:58Um and to carry the cag was to hold a grudge in some way so it may be a riff
28:03on that
28:04Um but anyway as I say it's been around since the 1920s
28:07And how it also asks about kicking the can down the road which means putting off work or an issue
28:13until a later date
28:14So procrastinating um if you like
28:16Um that I can't really put it better than one writer who I found in the OED
28:21He really extends the image really well
28:23Um and it goes just walking along kicking the can ahead watching it roll kicking it again until you get
28:29to your destination
28:29Or just get bored at which point you get you let the next guy who comes along kick the can
28:35further down the road
28:36Just a nice image
28:44Very good
28:46Thank you
28:48Sam
28:48Your letters go
28:50A consonant please
28:52Thank you Sam
28:53S
28:53And another
28:54R
28:56And a third
28:57N
28:59And a vowel
29:01A
29:02And another
29:04E
29:05And another
29:06I
29:08And a consonant
29:09T
29:11And another
29:12D
29:14And a final consonant please
29:17Final R
29:18Stand by
29:20St
29:21And a tät
29:21And a
29:34And a
29:38And a
29:48And a
29:50well Sam try seven and eight so restound thank you Elliot strained and strained
30:01yes and we found not there sorry Sam what can we have John restrain for eight
30:11trainers for another eight randy-ist for another eight yes yes plenty of eights
30:18to be got out there anything else Susie nope that's face around here it's 92 to 10
30:23Wow Elliot final letters game for you now please Rachel thank you oh and another a
30:30third a consonant G another H and another and and a fourth C and another P and the
30:46final vowel please Rachel a file oh
30:49stand by
30:53so
30:55MUSIC CONTINUES
31:23Elliot?
31:24Six.
31:25A six?
31:26A six.
31:27Thank you, Elliot.
31:28Change.
31:29And?
31:30Change.
31:30Both change?
31:31Yeah.
31:31All change.
31:33John?
31:33Yeah, pretty much bound by the gravity of the six in that round.
31:37A poncho was there for another six.
31:39OK.
31:39But nothing more than that.
31:40No.
31:41All right.
31:42And Sam, final numbers game for you.
31:45Good luck.
31:46One large and five small, please, Rachel.
31:47Thank you, Sam.
31:48One large, five little for the final numbers of the day.
31:52And they are eight, two, ten, one, another one, and 100.
32:00And this target, 838.
32:02838.
32:32MUSIC CONTINUES
32:35Sam?
32:35No, I'm here.
32:36No.
32:37Elliot?
32:37838.
32:39838.
32:39Off we go.
32:40100 add 1.
32:41101.
32:42Times 8.
32:44808.
32:452 plus 1.
32:47Is 3.
32:48Times 10.
32:49I'm not going to have much to do this week.
32:51Add it on.
32:52838.
32:52Well done.
32:53Well done.
32:53Well done.
32:58Good.
32:59Over the line now.
33:00Final round, chaps.
33:02Fingers on buzzers.
33:04Let's roll today's countdown conundrum.
33:10Elliot?
33:11Visionary.
33:12Let's see whether you're right.
33:13I have little doubt that you are.
33:16And here he is.
33:17Visionary.
33:17Well done.
33:22So quick.
33:24So quick.
33:25118.
33:26Sam, don't feel awkward.
33:29Because nobody's going to touch this young man.
33:32No, he's going to pop up.
33:33No, quite extraordinary.
33:34So please don't feel bad about this.
33:36You take this goodie bag back to Scunthorpe with our very best wishes.
33:42Please.
33:43Well done, Elliot.
33:44Good man.
33:45We'll see you tomorrow.
33:46Terrific stuff.
33:47What a player.
33:48What a player.
33:50A prodigy.
33:51He is a prodigy.
33:52We'll see you tomorrow.
33:54See you then.
33:54All right.
33:55And Susie too, of course.
33:56See you tomorrow.
33:56See you then.
33:58Elliot?
33:59Mella the terror.
34:01Structs clear in the heart of Countdown contestants everywhere.
34:04Amazing.
34:04Amazing.
34:05See what he does tomorrow.
34:06See you then.
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34:09Same place.
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