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00:18Thank you very much.
00:31Good afternoon. Welcome to the Countdown Studio.
00:34Rachel, they come and they keep coming, don't they?
00:36It's a day dedicated to this, a week dedicated to this, a month for this and all the rest of
00:41it.
00:41Well, guess what? We're into the second year of Massage at Work.
00:47Oh, yes.
00:49Now, hold on a minute before you get carried away,
00:51because the second year, and apparently there's been a rapid rise
00:56in the number of companies turning to workplace massage
01:00to enhance well-being and increase productivity amongst staff,
01:04reduces absences and all the rest of it.
01:06But hold on a minute. I seem to cast my mind back to last year
01:10when there was a huge row at some company,
01:12because the boss who had to leave was encouraging hugging and massaging
01:17and all the rest of it amongst the workplace.
01:20I think it's fraught with danger.
01:22I think they probably don't encourage colleagues to massage each other.
01:27I should hope not.
01:27If you went up to Janet and offered her a massage...
01:30I'd get a punch.
01:31I think we can all guess what she'd say.
01:33Get a right hook.
01:35Get a knee in the groin with a bad knee as well.
01:38That's how bad it would be.
01:39Yeah, but I think, you know, if you're going to get a proper masseur in...
01:42I'm sure you're right.
01:43Well, Susie's very strong, especially in the arm department.
01:46She's built... I'll offer Susie's services.
01:48Is she a trained masseurs, though?
01:50I can be.
01:51Can you?
01:52I'm willing to learn.
01:54I can't imagine Susie giving you a right hook anyway,
01:56so it's worth a try.
01:57No, she'd give you a poke in the eye.
01:59No, the one for a big punch is that Janet Street Porter.
02:03I'll come to her in a minute and ask her what she thinks.
02:05But in the meantime, Rachel, clear night is back.
02:08Three good wins.
02:10Very calm and collective.
02:11It's all to do with your music therapy, I think.
02:15You know how to...
02:16Is that right?
02:17It must be, yeah.
02:18Well, I think you're doing very well indeed.
02:20And you're joined by Harry Clark,
02:22a sports journalism student at SGS College
02:25from Old Land Common Gloucestershire.
02:27And your dad was on this programme not that long ago.
02:30Three, four years ago?
02:31Yeah, and he only lasted one game,
02:34so I'm hoping to last a bit longer in then.
02:36Well, that'll show, won't you?
02:37Well, good luck to you.
02:38All right.
02:39Let's have a big round of applause for Harry and Clea.
02:47And over in the corner there, Susie.
02:50And for the last time, until we can drag about,
02:53we love having her here.
02:54We love having Janet Street Porter here.
02:56And, Janet, what's your take on massage at work?
03:00Well, I have a master come to my house,
03:02but he does go to companies.
03:04They book him for whole sessions with their workforces.
03:08Is that right?
03:08Yeah, and it is a growing thing.
03:11Massage is really good for relaxing you.
03:13I'm sure you're right.
03:15Now, Clea, first letters game.
03:18Off you go.
03:19Hi, Rachel.
03:19Hi, Clea.
03:20Can I have a vowel, please?
03:22Start the week with I.
03:23And a consonant.
03:25T.
03:26And another.
03:29B.
03:30And a vowel.
03:32O.
03:33And a consonant.
03:34N.
03:35And another.
03:37M.
03:38And another.
03:40H.
03:42And a vowel.
03:44E.
03:45And a final consonant, please.
03:47A final S.
03:49And here's the countdown clock.
04:22Clear.
04:23Six.
04:24And Harry.
04:25A risky seven.
04:27OK.
04:28Clear.
04:29Honest.
04:30Harry.
04:31Boniest.
04:32Boniest.
04:33Absolutely fine.
04:34Yeah, very good.
04:35Good man.
04:35Well done.
04:37Now, can we match seven?
04:40I did bothies.
04:43B-O-T-H-I-E-S.
04:45Yeah.
04:46Yeah, so you're sounding a bit doubtful, aren't you?
04:49No, B-O-T-H-I-E-S.
04:50No, isn't that a Scottish sort of country pub?
04:54No.
04:55Bothies are small gamekeepers or small, when you're shooting or fishing or on a sporting
05:02estate, bothies are small dwellings.
05:07Moving on.
05:08And thank you for that rebuke.
05:10Harry, letters game.
05:12Hello, Rachel.
05:12Hi, Harry.
05:13Can I start with a vowel, please?
05:15You can indeed.
05:15Start with O.
05:17And another.
05:18I.
05:20And a consonant.
05:21N.
05:23A consonant.
05:25V.
05:26Vowel.
05:28E.
05:30Another vowel.
05:31O.
05:33A consonant.
05:35C.
05:36Consonant.
05:38T.
05:39And a vowel.
05:41And the last one, I.
05:44Stand by.
05:45BELL RINGS
06:15Harry.
06:17Eight.
06:19And clear?
06:20Just the five.
06:21Your five?
06:22Covet.
06:23Harry Clark?
06:24Eviction.
06:25Well done.
06:26Really well spotted.
06:27Whoa.
06:28Whoa.
06:32Well done, Harry.
06:34And over in the corner?
06:36No.
06:36That was it.
06:37That was us.
06:37That's it?
06:38Yes.
06:39All right.
06:39Fifteen points to Harry.
06:41Clear.
06:42Your numbers again.
06:44One large and five little, please.
06:46Thank you, clear.
06:47One from the top.
06:47Five little first one of the week is four, seven, three, six, five.
06:57And the big one, 75.
06:58And the target, 194.
07:01One nine four.
07:36One nine six.
07:40One nine six.
07:41One nine six.
07:42Clear.
07:4275 times three.
07:4475 times three.
07:46225.
07:48And six times five is 30.
07:50Yep.
07:51Take that off.
07:52Take that off for one nine five.
07:56Oh, I think I've...
07:58No.
07:58Oh.
08:00Ouch.
08:01Clear.
08:02Harry?
08:03Three times 75 is 225.
08:05Three 75 is, yep, 225.
08:07Uh, six times four.
08:0924.
08:10Plus five.
08:1129.
08:12And take that away.
08:14And take that away.
08:17One nine six.
08:19Well done.
08:21Well done.
08:22A winner.
08:23Rachel, one nine four, though.
08:25Um, if you say five times four is 20.
08:31Seven plus three is ten.
08:33You can times those together for 200 and take away the six.
08:37Perfect.
08:45Spot on, as ever.
08:46So there we are, Harry.
08:4722 points.
08:49Clear.
08:49Yet to score.
08:50But there's plenty of time.
08:51Don't worry.
08:52She'll be after you.
08:53Let's have a tea time teaser.
08:55First of the day.
08:56It's Bib Ranger.
08:56And the clue.
08:57He made a living in Seville cutting people's hair.
08:59He made a living in Seville cutting people's hair.
09:20Welcome back.
09:21I have to have the clue.
09:22He made a living in Seville cutting people's hair.
09:25And the answer to that is that he was barbering.
09:29He was the barber of Seville, I guess.
09:3222 points to Harry.
09:34Wow.
09:34This is good stuff, Harry.
09:36Letters game.
09:37Can I start with a vowel, please?
09:39Thank you, Harry.
09:40E.
09:40And another.
09:42U.
09:43And another.
09:45A.
09:46A consonant.
09:47D.
09:48And another.
09:50T.
09:51A vowel.
09:53O.
09:55A consonant.
09:57R.
09:57A consonant.
10:00N.
10:02And another consonant, please.
10:04And the last one, G.
10:06Stand by.
10:07A consonant.
10:08K々.
10:09A phrase,
10:35Kata.
10:36A consonant.
10:39now then harry seven a seven clear seven thank you harry grouted and granted and granted
10:49yes any more sevens janet no i had grouted yeah there's a nine there too um nick which is used
10:57it's a verb used of a gun or similar weapon if it has a greater range than another um out
11:01ranged
11:02we'll give you a nine out ranged yeah very good very good thank you 29 plays seven and it's clear's
11:14letters game yes clear a vowel please thank you clear you and a consonant r and another x and a
11:26vowel o and another i and a consonant s and another y and a third s and a final vowel
11:41please a final e
11:43stand by
11:48so
11:50MUSIC PLAYS
12:17Clear?
12:18Just the five.
12:20Harry?
12:20Six.
12:22And clear?
12:23Sixes.
12:25Harry?
12:26And Rouse's?
12:27No problem with that at all.
12:29Well done.
12:30Janet's looking studious there.
12:33Yes.
12:34We've got a seven, which is serious.
12:37Yeah.
12:38Very good.
12:39And?
12:39No advance on that, Nick.
12:41Just seven.
12:41That's it?
12:42Yeah.
12:42Thanks, Janet.
12:4335 plays seven.
12:44And, Harry, it's your numbers game now.
12:46Good luck.
12:47Can I have one large and five small, please?
12:50Can indeed.
12:51Thank you, Harry.
12:52One from the top five.
12:53A little.
12:54And this time, the small numbers are one, ten, eight, seven, and three.
13:00And the big one, 100.
13:01And the target, 474.
13:05474.
13:06Can or?
13:21Can or?
13:36Well, Harry, 4, 7, 2.
13:41And Claire?
13:42Just 4, 7, 2.
13:44Right, Harry.
13:463 plus 1 is 4.
13:483 plus 1 is 4.
13:49100 plus 10 plus 8.
13:51Right, 100 plus 10 plus 8, 118.
13:55And times the two together?
13:56Yep, 472, two away.
13:59Pretty good.
14:00Not quite perfect, though.
14:02For that, we turn to Rachel.
14:034, 7, 4?
14:05Take 100 minus the 7, 93.
14:108 minus 3 is 5.
14:13Multiply those together for 465 and then add the 10
14:17and take the 1 for 4, 7, 4.
14:194, 7, 4.
14:20Thank you, Rachel.
14:25Spot on as ever.
14:27There we have it.
14:2742 plays 7 as we turn.
14:30As we turn to Janet.
14:32Janet, what have you for us today?
14:34Well, I was wondering when every time you go out for a meal now,
14:41no matter where, this whole idea of sharing took over.
14:47Yes.
14:48Um, I know a few years ago, tapas really took off.
14:52And when you have tapas, you have lots of little plates of things.
14:57But now, wherever you go, the idea is that there's going to be this kind of newfangled menu,
15:03which is the sharing plates and the small dishes.
15:06You look at it and you say, well, how much do I need to order?
15:11That's a fatal mistake to say that.
15:13Because they say, well, I suggest you have two or three sharing, two or three of the small plates
15:18and a couple of the big plates.
15:20And guess what?
15:21But it will cost you so much more than the old-style menu, which was the starter and main course
15:27and a pudding.
15:28It might be better to stay at home and have a shepherd's pie.
15:33Well, I do agree with you.
15:34This sort of fancy stuff.
15:36Talking about people serving you, as it were, and the sort of things that are offered.
15:40The one that kills me in hotels, I do love it.
15:42I do love it.
15:43And you're sort of checking in or checking out, and they say, do you have any plans for today?
15:50As though your life is so empty that, you know, there may be something that you might be doing today.
15:55You're not too sure it's going to be.
15:56Nick, the second worst thing after that, one of your plans, is how's your day been so far?
16:02Yeah.
16:02What's this new expression, so far?
16:05I mean, the other day I went into my local supermarket, and they'd all been told not to speak to
16:10me
16:10ever since I moaned about this.
16:12television, and I was walking around the shop, and a woman on the till shouted out,
16:18I know you don't want to talk to us, Janet, but the wine's on offer this week.
16:23It's three bottles for two, and that one you always have is on offer.
16:28But you strike terror wherever you stride.
16:30Anyway, lovely.
16:37The wine's on offer.
16:39I've changed the tune.
16:40Now, 42 plays 7, and it's clear we turn to.
16:45Letters go and clear.
16:46Consonant, please.
16:48Thank you, clear.
16:49T.
16:49And a vowel.
16:51A.
16:52And a consonant.
16:54M.
16:55And another.
16:57Q.
16:58And a vowel.
17:00E.
17:01And another.
17:03I.
17:05And a consonant.
17:06R.
17:08And a vowel.
17:11A.
17:12And a final consonant, please.
17:14A final C.
17:16Stand by.
17:17A.
17:18A.
17:18A.
17:31A.
17:45A worthwhile.
17:47And another.
17:49clear a six a six harry six as well clear trance and retain and retain yeah and anything else over
18:01in the corner there is an eight there nick carrinate which is a term from zoology describing
18:07a bird that has a deep bridge on its breastbone for the attachment of flight muscles as opposed
18:13to those that don't have this structure and they're called ratite like ostriches and emus etc
18:2348 plays 13 harry off we go let us go constant please rachel thank you harry d and another m
18:35and a
18:36third m another consonant b a vowel i another vowel a consonant r another consonant t and a vowel
18:57and lastly e stand by
19:03so
19:33harry
19:34seven and clear six and that six is timber thank you harry trimmed
19:42yeah very good and trimmed yeah and in the corner um brimmed
19:52yeah uh we have um also a marmite or marmite uh which is an earthenware cooking container
20:00yeah thank you for that 55 to 13 now numbers for for clear good luck clear
20:09uh can i have one large and five little please you can indeed thank you clear one from the top
20:15and five little and this selection is three seven eight nine eight and a large one 25
20:26and the target 314 314
20:33so
20:35now
20:56now
20:57now
21:00now
21:01clear 315 315 Harry 315 as well clear so nine plus three is 12 yep times 25 300 and then
21:15plus
21:16seven plus eight seven and the eight for one away and Harry same way there we go so where's it
21:23got
21:23to 314 Rachel I'm harder than it I think if you say 25 plus eight plus seven is 40 times
21:34by the other
21:34eight for 320 and then nine minus three is six to take away for 314 perfect so 62 plays 20
21:49as we turn
21:49to our second tea time teaser which is infirm age and the clue he became infirm through age
21:56so used this to help him read he became infirm through age so use this to help him read
22:19welcome back I left with the clue he became infirm through age so use this to help him read what
22:26was that then he used a magnifier surprisingly a magnifier so 62 to 20 sees Harry in the lead and
22:34it's Harry's let us go off we go consonant please thank you Harry s and another d a vowel you
22:47consonant
22:48and a consonant and a consonant and the last one n stand by
23:15so
23:28so
23:28so
23:28so
23:28so
23:28so
23:28so
23:43Harry.
23:44Six.
23:45And clear.
23:46Six.
23:48Harry.
23:49Unused.
23:50And?
23:51Sunned.
23:55Now, Janet and Susie.
23:58Nothing more than that.
23:59Exactly those two.
24:01Yeah.
24:01OK.
24:0268 to 26.
24:04Clear.
24:05Letters for you.
24:07A vowel, please.
24:08Thank you, clear.
24:09E.
24:10And a consonant.
24:11R.
24:12And another.
24:14T.
24:15And a vowel.
24:17A.
24:18And another.
24:20E.
24:21And a consonant.
24:23D.
24:24And another.
24:26H.
24:28And another.
24:30R.
24:31And a final vowel, please.
24:33A final O.
24:36Stand by.
24:36A.
24:37And another.
24:38A.
24:39And another.
24:59A.
25:00A.
25:01A.
25:05A.
25:07Yeah, and and an eight not written down and eight well done and Harry seven you're seven hoarder
25:16Clear rethread. Yes
25:24Well done
25:2768 to 34 exactly halfway there's we turn to Susie for her origins of words Susie
25:35Oh, well, I'm hoping that Janet might be interested in this one
25:38Because I'm gonna get the history of the name of a particular movement in art
25:44I know you like your art and most
25:46Movements art movements are fairly self-explanatory the expression is the impressionists the surrealist etc
25:52But one that's always seems a little bit strange to me was the Dada movement. It's a slightly strange name
25:58So the data movement arose really in Switzerland
26:01This was in the wake of the first world war and it aimed to create a new art that was
26:06based on
26:07Negativity nihilism I suppose and
26:10Irrationality and one of the artists hands up
26:13He was a great sculptor as well. He wrote revolted by the butchery of the 1914 world war
26:19We in Zurich devoted ourselves to the arts while the guns rumbled in the distance
26:24We sang painted made collages and wrote poems with all our might and
26:29So it was anti-war that was its main stance, but it was also kind of anti-bourgeois
26:34It was anarchic in almost every way and one of its
26:38Leaders are called Tristan Sara published an article that was entitled in French
26:43Etre sur son Dada which is essentially the French equivalent of our saying to be on one's hobby horse or
26:50riding your hobby horse
26:51Really in other words, you're constantly returning to your almost your pet idea or your favorite fixed idea
26:57You're sort of almost your obsession if you like
27:00So Dada was really as I said was this fixed idea this obsession and that in turn was picked up
27:05to give it
27:06It's name which think is quite interesting and you know hands up as well. We didn't know him, but you
27:10know his art
27:11And I've started to finish off with hobby horse itself because that has actually been quite important in English as
27:17well
27:17You have to go back to medieval times for the history of this one when men and boys whose name
27:22was robin
27:23Also had the nickname hobbin or hobby sometimes
27:27And this in turn became a pet name for a pony just as dobin was the pet name for a
27:31cart horse if you like
27:32This gave us the hobby horse, which was a kind of wicker work head that was worn by morris dancers
27:37around the 16th century or in pantos as well
27:41Later it became a stick with a head which you can still buy today of course for
27:45For kids to sort of pretend to ride along on that is a hobby horse
27:48But that sort of intense pleasure that either the morris dancers or kids playing with these hobby horses got in
27:54turn
27:54Gave us what we now call a hobby so the horse fell off and the hobbies that we pursue so
27:59actively today
28:00Go all the way back to medieval times and the pet name robin
28:04wonderful
28:11Wonderful thank you susie
28:1368 to 34 harry
28:16We're in the final straight here letters game
28:19Consulant please rachel. Thank you harry s and another
28:22R
28:24And a third
28:26T
28:28Vow
28:29E
28:31Another vowel
28:33A
28:34Consonant
28:36R
28:37Vow
28:39O
28:41Consonant
28:44V
28:45And a vowel
28:49And lastly a
28:51A
28:52Standby
29:23Harry?
29:24Seven.
29:25A seven and clear?
29:27Just a six.
29:28And that six is?
29:29Voters.
29:31Harry?
29:32Roaster.
29:33Yeah.
29:34Very good.
29:35Roaster.
29:37Yeah.
29:38And in the corner?
29:39No.
29:40Nothing better than roaster.
29:43Aerators.
29:44I think so.
29:45Excellent.
29:46Very good.
29:47Brilliant.
29:49Well done, Roaster.
29:53Is that those spiky things that you roll across the lawn?
29:55Yeah.
29:55Is that what it is?
29:56Aerating the lawn.
29:5875 to 34.
30:00Clear.
30:00Final letters game for you.
30:02A vowel, please.
30:03Thank you, clear.
30:04E.
30:05And a consonant.
30:07S.
30:08And another.
30:10L.
30:11And a vowel.
30:13A.
30:14And a consonant.
30:16W.
30:18And another.
30:19P.
30:20And another.
30:22S.
30:23And a vowel.
30:26E.
30:27And a final consonant, please.
30:29A final T.
30:32Stand by.
30:32And a vowel.
30:50And a vowel.
30:51And a vowel.
30:52And a vowel.
30:52And a vowel.
30:52And a vowel.
30:52And a vowel.
30:52And a vowel.
30:53And a vowel.
30:53And a vowel.
31:03clear seven Harry seven and clear staples Harry same word staples sevens Janet weasels
31:19healthy Susie just a couple more sevens at Nick pestles and elapses and elapses all right so 82
31:30plays 41 oh Harry numbers have arrived and it's for you one large and five small again please
31:37thank you Harry one from the top and five little ones and the final numbers of the day are nine
31:45seven eight nine six and the large one 75 and the target 374 374
32:25Harry three seven eight
32:30and clear I think 374 let's shoot for it so eight minus seven is one yep six minus the one
32:39is five
32:40yep times 75 375 and then nine divided by nine is the one perfect very well done 374 well done
32:48clear but it's 82 to 51 as we go into the final round fingers on buzzers let's roll today's countdown
33:09conundrum
33:10Harry the unfitting unfitting let's see whether you're right here we go oh Harry good good
33:27opening score 92 clear your your runners come to an end but it was a good run and you got
33:33a teapot
33:34yeah and you've got a goodie bag and you've got applause from us for playing really really well
33:39thank you so take all that back to uh to Bristol well done well done and we shall see a
33:45young Harry Clark
33:46who is now bettered his dad
33:51that's given you a lot of pleasure yeah I'm sure and he's furious and we'll see you tomorrow it's my
33:57we'll see you tomorrow well done indeed we won't be seeing you
34:01afraid not I've enjoyed it though oh well listen we love having you here you come back soon again
34:07please it's always a it's always a blast when you're here it's brilliant well done and we'll see
34:12Susie tomorrow of course you will yeah all right and Rachel who's in tomorrow it's Gethin Jones in
34:18tomorrow Gethin's in of course he is all right we'll see you then see you then join us then same
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