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00:22Welcome 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.
00:35The trick is keeping hold of it.
00:37Let's meet our five players, all hoping to last the longest today.
00:41As this is the quickest quiz,
00:43can you sum yourself up in just three words?
00:45Hi, I'm Matthew, a birdwatching gym warrior.
00:48I'm Penny, an Asiation Bowls champion.
00:51Hello, I'm Brett, a law-enforcing dad.
00:53I'm Leo, a charismatic anime enthusiast.
00:57Hi, I'm Fiona, and I'm a Broadway-loving lawyer.
01:01Oh, wow.
01:02Brett, a law-enforcing dad.
01:06That's right.
01:06So, is it like the dad in our house
01:08who has to enforce the law with those kids,
01:10or do you do that outside of the house as well?
01:12It's definitely outside of the house.
01:13I don't enforce any laws inside the house.
01:15I've got three daughters and a wife, so...
01:18You don't get much of a looking?
01:19Well, I'm a police inspector, so all my law enforcement's at work.
01:23Oh, better behave ourselves today, then.
01:26Yeah, well, listen, it's brilliant to have all five of you with us.
01:30So, welcome to the show.
01:31Let's play Time Is Money.
01:37In front of each of you is your money timer,
01:40an hourglass that we're filling with cash that you could take home.
01:44For round one, you're gonna start with £1,000.
01:48So, let's top up those timers.
01:53But in this game, time is money.
01:56So, the trick is keeping hold of it.
01:59If you can't get a question right,
02:01your money will count down coin by coin.
02:04And if you run out of money, your time in the game is up.
02:08Now, our first set of questions is about...
02:13Advertising slogans.
02:14I will read out slogans from current or past advertising campaigns
02:19of various brands, high street stores, supermarkets
02:23and fast food restaurants.
02:24I need you to give me the names of the companies.
02:28There are up to ten questions to answer in each category.
02:32This first question is crucial.
02:35The player who gives me the right answer
02:37will stop their money timer from counting down for now.
02:41So, get ready on your buzzers.
02:43Here's your first question.
02:47Every little helps.
02:49Brett...
02:50Tusker.
02:50..is correct.
02:51Which means your money timer will not start counting down
02:55and you're safe for now.
02:56The rest of you, your timers are about to start counting down
03:00at a rate of £10 a second.
03:02You must buzz in correctly to stop your timer,
03:05but an incorrect answer costs £50.
03:09Brett, if you buzz in before the others with a right answer,
03:13you will speed up their timers,
03:14potentially sending them out of the game sooner.
03:17But an incorrect answer will start your own timer.
03:21Are you all ready?
03:24Start the timers.
03:25Home of the Whopper.
03:28Brett...
03:28Burger King.
03:29Correct.
03:29Speed up the timers.
03:31Just do it.
03:32Brett.
03:33Nike.
03:34Correct.
03:34Speed up the timers.
03:35Live well for less.
03:37Fiona.
03:38Waitrose.
03:39Incorrect.
03:39It's Sainsbury's.
03:40Lose £50.
03:42It's finger-lickin' good.
03:43Brett.
03:44KFC.
03:45Correct.
03:45Speed up the timers.
03:47With you for life.
03:48Brett.
03:50Scottish Widows.
03:51Is incorrect.
03:51It's Boots.
03:53The Wonderful Everyday.
03:57Too Slow.
03:58It's Ikea.
03:59Does exactly what it says on the tin.
04:02Brett.
04:02Cupronil.
04:03Incorrect.
04:04It's Ron Seal.
04:05Lose £50.
04:06I'm loving it.
04:07Brett.
04:09Um...
04:09McDonald's.
04:10Is correct.
04:12This is not just food.
04:15Fiona.
04:16Matt's expenses.
04:17Is correct.
04:20And that is the end of the category.
04:23Wow.
04:24That was quite a brutal round for a lot of you.
04:28Brett just had it in for the lot of you.
04:32My word.
04:34Matthew, you look a little bit shell-shocked there.
04:36I'm just not quick enough for him.
04:37That man is like Superman on that buzzer.
04:39He was just going for it.
04:41Penny.
04:42How does it feel watching those coins just get faster and faster?
04:45He's so fast.
04:46No chance buzzing in.
04:47That thing.
04:48He is so fast.
04:50Leo.
04:51I could really sense that panic sightling to set in.
04:54My pain.
04:56Brett in his hands.
04:57Urgh.
04:59Do you know what?
05:00He doesn't look that sorry to me.
05:02I'm definitely not sorry.
05:05I mean, I was lucky that I knew quite a few of those.
05:07But I did make a few errors, so...
05:09You did.
05:10So you played the risky strategy of,
05:12I'm going to send these guys home while it's a category I know.
05:14I thought I'd go for it.
05:15And then you got one wrong and it means you're back in the game.
05:17Mm-hm.
05:18Well, our next set of questions is about UK at Eurovision.
05:23Oh, dear.
05:24Oh, God.
05:25Oh, Brett.
05:27Not so good on this one.
05:28Brett, I saw that.
05:30Guys, we've smelt blood.
05:31This could be your chance to get your own back on Brett.
05:36Now, I'm going to give you the first part of the name
05:38of an artist or group that represented the UK
05:41at the Eurovision Song Contest up to 2024.
05:45I need you to complete the name.
05:50Fiona, crucial for you, this one.
05:52Absolutely.
05:52How's your Eurovision knowledge?
05:54Do you know what?
05:54I'm saying it now, but not bad at Eurovision.
05:57Ooh.
05:57Just need to get in there quickly.
05:59Ooh, this could be where you turn everything around.
06:03You are all on the buzzer.
06:06Here comes that first question.
06:09Books blank.
06:11Brett.
06:12Fizz.
06:12Is correct.
06:15He's done it again.
06:17Brett, you're safe for now.
06:20You are all on the buzzers.
06:22Let's start the timers.
06:24Olivia Newton blank.
06:25Fiona.
06:26John.
06:26Correct.
06:27Brotherhood of blank.
06:29Brett.
06:30Correct.
06:30Speed up the timers.
06:31Bonnie blank.
06:32Leo.
06:33Langford.
06:33Incorrect.
06:34It's Tyler.
06:35Move 50 pounds.
06:36Sandy blank.
06:38Brett.
06:38Shaw.
06:39Correct.
06:39Speed up the timers.
06:44Oli blank.
06:46Matthew.
06:47Pass.
06:48Incorrect.
06:48It's Alexander.
06:50Oh, my goodness.
06:51I can't believe it.
06:55Matthew.
06:56That incorrect answer just cost you £50.
07:00Which means you've timed out at the exact same time as Leo.
07:06Matthew.
07:07I know.
07:08I don't know what to say.
07:09And it's a strong subject of mine as well.
07:11I'm embarrassed.
07:12Honestly, the twists and turns in this game you would not believe.
07:17What did I say?
07:17It's not over till that last coin drops.
07:20Yes.
07:20Let's do it.
07:21Well, the answer I was looking for was Oli Alexander.
07:26Now, Matthew and Leo.
07:29You've run out of money at the exact same time, which means we need a time break question.
07:36If you buzz in first and answer correctly, you will go through to the next round.
07:41But if you buzz in and get it wrong, you will go home empty handed.
07:46As always, speed is everything.
07:50You are both on the buzzers.
07:53Here is your tie break question.
07:58In 2024, Kat Dealey and Ben Shepard began hosting Matthew.
08:04This morning.
08:05Is correct.
08:09And that's the show I watch.
08:12That was tight.
08:14You just weren't quick enough on that buzzer, Leo.
08:18Oh!
08:20Oh, the tension, guys.
08:22Sure, I can cope with this over here.
08:26Matthew, you've managed to save yourself just when you needed it.
08:30Oh, my word.
08:32Leo.
08:33Yeah.
08:33That could have gone either way.
08:35Do you know what?
08:36You've been a brilliant contestant.
08:38Thank you very much.
08:38You were trying to get onto that buzzer.
08:41Sadly, it means we're going to have to say goodbye.
08:46Leo, you're out of time and you're out of money.
08:50Oh, but it means the rest of you...
08:57Well done on making it through to the next round.
09:01I mean, some of you by the skin of your teeth.
09:04Matthew.
09:05That was tight.
09:07Yeah, I don't want that to happen again.
09:09My word, the twists and turns.
09:11It's worse than a rollercoaster, this.
09:13No-one seems to be able to get in here fast with Brett.
09:16He is like the assassin on this game.
09:18I'll carry on as well.
09:19I'll carry on pressing that buzzer and see if I can beat them all again.
09:22Whoo-hoo!
09:23That's you not told, isn't it?
09:25You're going to have to be fast to beat this one.
09:27Well, the money you've saved, some of you, will be carried through to the final if you make it there.
09:33So, let's see what you've saved.
09:35Matthew, I don't need to remind you.
09:38Unfortunately, you haven't saved anything, but at least you are still here.
09:43Penny, marginally a little bit better than Matthew.
09:46You're taking £50 through.
09:49Brett, £700.
09:50Good, solid first round.
09:52And Fiona, £260.
09:54That's not a bad start.
09:55So, let's save that money for later.
10:00It's now time for round two.
10:03This time, there's more cash to play with.
10:06In this round, it's £1,250.
10:10Let's top up those timers.
10:16As this is round two, you don't just get one clue to the answer.
10:20You're going to get two.
10:22Our first set of questions is about...
10:27..film characters.
10:29Brett, how's your film knowledge?
10:30I do watch quite a lot of films.
10:32That's not what everybody else wanted to hear.
10:34Maybe not these films, but I watch a few films.
10:36Well, listen, I'm going to give you the name of a character,
10:40followed by the title of the film that the character is from.
10:44I'd like you to give me the name of the main actress
10:47who played the character on screen.
10:50Matthew's looking quietly confident there.
10:53Have I read that right, Matthew?
10:55Absolutely not.
10:56Oh, whoops.
10:58Well, it's a new round, so you can forget what came before.
11:01You are all starting on the same money.
11:04Here is your first question.
11:08Vivian Ward, Pretty Woman.
11:11Fiona.
11:12Julia Roberts.
11:12Is correct.
11:13Which means you are safe.
11:15For now.
11:17You're all back on the buzzers.
11:20Start the timers.
11:23Jodie Foster.
11:24Is correct.
11:26The Bride, Kill Bill, Volume 1.
11:29Brett.
11:29Uma Furman.
11:30Is correct.
11:32Virginia Woolf, The Hours.
11:35Fiona.
11:35Nicole Kidman.
11:36Correct.
11:37Speed up the timer.
11:38Sandy Olsen, Grease.
11:40Fiona.
11:41Olivia Newton-Jom.
11:41Correct.
11:42Speed up the timer.
11:43Elle Woods, Legally Blonde.
11:47Fiona.
11:47Reese Witherspoon.
11:48Is correct.
11:49Speed up the timer.
11:49Annie Wilkes, Misery.
11:52Brett.
11:53Kathy Bates.
11:54Correct.
11:55Speed up the timer.
11:56Katherine Trammell, Basic Instinct.
11:58Brett.
11:59Sharon Stone.
12:00Is correct.
12:00Speed up the timer.
12:01Black Widow, Avengers Assemble.
12:04Matthew.
12:05Scarlett Johansson.
12:05Is correct.
12:08Which means we've stopped all the timers.
12:11Matthew.
12:12Were you feeling the pressure there?
12:14I knew most of them half a second late.
12:16It's Fiona and Brett ganging up on you this time.
12:21The competition is really fierce.
12:23Don't go anywhere.
12:24We'll see you after the break.
12:37Welcome back to Time Is Money.
12:39We've seen how quick the game is.
12:41Now it's time for more questions.
12:44This next set of questions is about historical figures with C surnames.
12:51I'm going to describe a historical figure followed by their first name.
12:56I want you to give me their surname, which will begin with the letter C.
13:01You are all on the buzzers.
13:03Here is that first question.
13:07UK Prime Minister who took office in 1940, Brett.
13:11Churchill.
13:12Is correct.
13:14So, Brett.
13:16The one that probably didn't need it the most, but you're safe.
13:19For now.
13:20Matthew, that's not really what we wanted to see.
13:22No.
13:23Half a second too slow again.
13:24I didn't even get to the Winston.
13:26Well, there's still time to turn your fortunes around,
13:29because it's not over till that last coin drops.
13:33You're all back on the buzzers.
13:35Start the timers.
13:36Designer who created the little black dress and cocoa.
13:39Fiona.
13:40Chanel.
13:41Correct.
13:42Author of the Canterbury Tales and Jet...
13:45Brett.
13:45Chaucer.
13:46Correct.
13:46Speed up the timers.
13:48Lord Protector of England from Penny.
13:50Oliver Cromwell.
13:51Correct.
13:52American gangster imprisoned for taxi bait, Brett.
13:56Capone.
13:57Correct.
13:57Speed up the timer.
13:58Established England's first printing press and William.
14:02Penny.
14:03William Caxton.
14:04Correct.
14:04Speed up the timer.
14:05Roman general who invaded Britain and fit Brett.
14:08Caesar.
14:09Correct.
14:09Speed up the timer.
14:10Landscape painter known for the Haywain and John.
14:14Penny.
14:15Constable.
14:16We've got the timer.
14:17US presidential candidate in 2016 and fill a reef.
14:21Matthew.
14:22Is correct.
14:27Matthew.
14:28You've just saved yourself.
14:30And that one was right this time.
14:32Hey.
14:33Yes.
14:33So we've still got £60.
14:35It's all it needs to get you through to the next round.
14:38We've been here before and you've made it through to the next round.
14:41Remember, it's not over till that last coin drops.
14:44I mean, you three are looking fairly evenly pitched here.
14:48Mmm.
14:48Are you feeling the competition, Brett?
14:50I am a bit, yeah.
14:52Oh.
14:52Yeah, they're showing what they're made of now, aren't they?
14:54I mean, Fiona, Brett's got a lot of fighting talk.
14:57Is it intimidating?
14:57No, I'm not intimidated, Brett.
14:59You tell him.
15:00Give as good as I get.
15:01She's going to give as good as she gets, Brett.
15:03She's unintimidated.
15:04How about you, Penny?
15:05You have to stand next to him.
15:06I'm not thoroughly intimidated.
15:07He's still really fast on the body.
15:10Well, this next set of questions is about signs of the zodiac.
15:16What?
15:18Please tell me, Matthew, you know all about the signs of the zodiac.
15:23Not anything at all.
15:25Just lost Leo.
15:28Penny.
15:29That was quick.
15:32OK, so I'm going to give you the two months across which a particular star sign falls.
15:39Please, can you give me the usual names of these star signs?
15:42For example, as they are named in newspaper horoscopes.
15:46You'll also hear the initial letter of the name of that star sign.
15:50OK, you're all on the buzzers.
15:52Good luck, Matthew.
15:53Here is your first question.
15:56March and April.
15:58A.
15:59Penny.
16:00Aries.
16:00Is correct.
16:02Which means you're safe, Penny.
16:04You are all back on the buzzers.
16:07Start the timers.
16:08December and January.
16:09Matthew.
16:10Capricorn.
16:10Is correct.
16:13August and September.
16:14Brett.
16:15Leo.
16:16Is incorrect.
16:17It's Virgo.
16:18Lose £50.
16:19April and May.
16:20T.
16:21Brett.
16:21Taurus.
16:22Is correct.
16:22September and October.
16:25L.
16:25Lee.
16:26Penny.
16:27Leo.
16:28Is incorrect.
16:29It's Libra.
16:30February and March.
16:32P.
16:33Fiona.
16:34Pisces.
16:34Is correct.
16:36October and November.
16:37S.
16:38Penny.
16:39Scorpio.
16:39Is correct.
16:43Matthew.
16:44I'm not going to lie.
16:46That relief I felt.
16:47Yeah.
16:48When you buzzed in.
16:49Yeah.
16:50I mean I know how I felt so I can only begin to imagine how you felt.
16:53Yeah.
16:54I mean unfortunately it was a category where everybody else seemed to have the answers.
16:58You did good there.
16:59You did good.
17:01You did good.
17:01Right.
17:01This next set of questions is about land borders.
17:08Kind of all right on this one Matthew?
17:09If I can get buzzed in quick enough.
17:11Yeah.
17:11Right.
17:12Okay.
17:12I'm going to give you the name of a country that has a land border with only one other country.
17:17I'd like you to tell me the name of that country please.
17:21We'll give you the initial letter or letters of the country's name.
17:25We're not including sea borders nor are we including bridges or tunnels.
17:30You are all on the buzzes.
17:33United Kingdom and I.
17:35Fiona.
17:36Ireland.
17:37Is correct which means you're safe for now.
17:40You're all back on the buzzes.
17:41Start the timers.
17:43Dominican Republic and age Brett.
17:45Haiti.
17:46It's correct.
17:49Matthew did you know it was Haiti?
17:51I knew it was Haiti.
17:52I knew it was Ireland.
17:53He knew it was Haiti.
17:54He just didn't give you a chance.
17:56That guy has some unbelievable reflexes.
18:00You've put up a good fight though Matthew.
18:02You are like a cat there with nine lives.
18:04How does it feel with these three going at you like that?
18:07Well I feel like these are the smartest people in the UK.
18:10And so all the quickest people in the UK at least.
18:13Excellent.
18:14That is exactly the story I'd be going home and telling my family as well.
18:16I was up against the three smartest, quickest people in the UK.
18:20Yeah.
18:20You've been a fantastic contestant though Matthew.
18:22You've been absolutely brilliant today.
18:24But I'm afraid your time in the competition is up.
18:29Matthew, you're out of time and you're out of money.
18:33APPLAUSE
18:36So the rest of you, well done on making it through to the next round.
18:41There's some stiff competition going on here.
18:44I mean we are pretty evenly matched here.
18:47The question is whether you're going to be fast enough to get in against Brett.
18:51Well the money that you've saved will be carried through to the final for whichever of you make it there.
18:56OK?
18:57Let's see what you've saved.
18:59Penny, you've got £910.
19:02Brett, you've got £920.
19:05And Fiona, you've also got £920.
19:08A brilliant round there from all three of you.
19:10So let's save that money for later.
19:15It's now time for round three.
19:17And this time you're starting with £1,500 in your timers.
19:22Let's top up those timers.
19:28This time, because it's round three, we're giving you three clues to each answer.
19:33But as before, the cash countdown will be even faster.
19:38Our first set of questions is all about number one hits.
19:44I'm going to give you the titles of three songs that were UK number one singles in the same calendar
19:50year for the same act or artist.
19:53I would like you to tell me who recorded each trio of chart toppers.
19:58In some cases, one or more of the singles may have been a collaboration, but we only want the artist
20:05who appeared on all three songs.
20:07This is according to the website of the official charts company.
20:10Brett, how's your music knowledge?
20:12Oh, it's all right in the 80s and 90s.
20:14Don't go any more recent than that, though.
20:16Fiona, this might be a chance to take them down.
20:19Do it for the girls.
20:22Now, as you know, time is money.
20:25So here's that all-important first question.
20:30From me to you, she loves you, and I, Brett.
20:34The Beatles?
20:35Is correct.
20:37I was going to say I want to hold your hand.
20:39So, you've got it.
20:41You're safe for now.
20:43You are all on the buzzers.
20:45Start the timers.
20:46The power of love, relax, and Brett.
20:49Frankie goes to Hollywood.
20:50Correct.
20:50Speed up the timers.
20:51Under the bridge, booty call, and never ever.
20:55Fiona.
20:55All Saints.
20:56Correct.
21:00David Bowie.
21:01Incorrect.
21:02It's Lady Gaga.
21:07Ed Sheeran.
21:08Correct.
21:08Speed up the timers.
21:11The bangles?
21:12Incorrect.
21:13It's Blondie.
21:13Lose 50 pounds.
21:15Swear it again.
21:16If I let you go.
21:17Fiona.
21:18Westlife.
21:18Correct.
21:19Speed up the timers.
21:20The last time, I can't get no satisfaction, and get it, Brett.
21:24The Rolling Stones?
21:25Correct.
21:26Fernando, Mamma Mia, Brett.
21:29Abba.
21:30Correct.
21:30Speed up the timer.
21:31To you I belong, rollercoaster and c'est la vie.
21:35Fiona.
21:36Bewitched.
21:36Correct.
21:40That's the end of the category.
21:42Now, Penny, I can see you knew some of those answers.
21:46I did.
21:47You did.
21:47But I'm really glad we now changed category.
21:50Excellent.
21:52They were fast.
21:53Both of them were fast.
21:55Well, our next set of questions is all about...
22:03Brett?
22:04Oh, we might have sensed a weakness.
22:07Hmm.
22:07I'm not very well travelled, so...
22:10Oh.
22:10Penny?
22:11Do you like travelling?
22:13I do.
22:14I've been to a few places.
22:15Many world landmarks?
22:17It depends which bit of the world.
22:19Well, I guess we're about to find out.
22:23So, I'm going to give you the names of three notable landmarks.
22:26I'd like you to give me the city in which all three are located.
22:31You're all on the buzzer.
22:33This first question is the all-important one.
22:37The Lincoln Memorial, US Penny.
22:40Washington DC.
22:41Is correct.
22:42The other two were the US Capitol Building and the White House.
22:46But you're quite right, it was Washington DC.
22:49Yes!
22:49We needed that one there, didn't we?
22:51Absolutely.
22:51You needed that one there, Penny. Brilliant.
22:53Right, you are all back on the buzzers.
22:56Let's start the timers.
23:00Venice.
23:01It's correct.
23:07Buenos Aires.
23:08Incorrect.
23:09It's Rio de Janeiro.
23:10Lose £50.
23:11The National Mosque of Malaysia, Medeca Square, Brett.
23:15Kuala Lumpur.
23:16It's correct.
23:22You three are so well matched.
23:26Saw a little bit of a crack showing there, Brett.
23:29Definitely.
23:30I struggled there.
23:31Well, our next set of questions is about...
23:36Premier League golden boot winners.
23:42Those reactions said everything we needed to hear.
23:45Just everything.
23:47Are you wishing you were more ruthless with the landmarks now, Penny?
23:50Yes.
23:50Yeah.
23:52OK, so I'm going to give you a year, followed by the name of a football team
23:56and the first name of the player from that team
23:59who won that year's Premier League golden boot.
24:02I would like you to give me the surname of the player.
24:06Some of these footballers were co-recipients of the award.
24:10Brett's looking like he's really got it.
24:12If you're wondering, Penny, look how I feel about this question.
24:16You're all on the buzzer.
24:18Here's that first question.
24:232016, Tottenham Hotspur.
24:25Brett...
24:25Harry Kane.
24:26..is correct.
24:27Which means, Brett, you're safe for now.
24:30You are all on the buzzers.
24:32Let's start the timers.
24:342008, Manchester United, Cristiano.
24:38Penny.
24:39Ronaldo.
24:39Correct.
24:412018, Liverpool, Mohamed.
24:44Fiona.
24:44Salah.
24:45Correct.
24:47Ooh.
24:48One each.
24:49Well done.
24:50Penny and Fiona, did you surprise yourselves there?
24:52Yes.
24:54Salah was the one I had in my head.
24:56Salah.
24:57Come on, Salah.
24:58That was a fantastic set of questions then.
25:00Well done.
25:01Our next set of questions is all about...
25:05...period dramas.
25:08I'm going to give you the names of three characters...
25:10...who feature prominently in a period drama series...
25:13...along with the year it was first broadcast on TV.
25:16I'd like you to give me the title of the series.
25:20Do you like your period dramas, Fiona?
25:22Yeah. Sunday Night, ITB.
25:25Yes.
25:25I'm right there with you.
25:27Penny?
25:28Watch some.
25:31We only need some.
25:32That's a good start.
25:33Brett?
25:34Brett, how are you, Pete?
25:34No, don't watch any.
25:35This could be interesting then.
25:37You're all on the buzzer.
25:39Here is the first question.
25:41Mrs Hughes.
25:43Mr Penny.
25:44Downton Abbey.
25:45Is correct.
25:46So Penny, you're safe.
25:48For now.
25:49You're all back on the buzzers.
25:51Start the timers.
25:52Simon Bassett, Lady Danbury, Penelope Featherington, 2020.
25:57Fiona.
25:57Bridgerton.
25:58Correct.
25:59Jeremiah Jesus, Holly Gray and Thomas Shelby, 2013.
26:04Brett?
26:06Um...
26:06Peaky Blinders?
26:07Is correct.
26:13Fiona.
26:14I thought that was going to be a chance for you to speed up Brett's timer there,
26:18but he got in there.
26:18So did I.
26:19Did I get in in time?
26:20I like the strategy, Brett.
26:22It's worked.
26:23It's worked.
26:24So...
26:25Oh, it's still very tight.
26:26Our next set of questions is all about...
26:30Writers and their works.
26:32So I'm going to give you the names of three books or plays written by the same person.
26:37I need you to name the author.
26:40You are all on the buzzer.
26:42Here's the first question.
26:44The Tale of Mr Todd.
26:46Brett?
26:47Beatrix Potter.
26:48Is correct.
26:50Oh, he knows he's beatrix Potter characters.
26:53Which means, Brett, you're safe for now.
26:55You're all back on the buzzers.
26:57Let's start the timers.
27:01Fiona.
27:02Suzanne Collins.
27:03It's correct.
27:04The Sign of the Four.
27:06A Study in Scarlet.
27:07Penny.
27:08Arthur Conan Doyle.
27:09It's correct.
27:13We just can't split you guys.
27:15Wow.
27:17This is close.
27:19Right.
27:20Our next set of questions is about Strictly Come Dancing winners.
27:24Are you all big Strictly fans?
27:26Oh, yeah.
27:27Yeah.
27:28I didn't get to win.
27:29Just in case I was going to save you an awkward moment there, Brett.
27:32I mean, I was a great dancer.
27:34Just not quite great enough to get anywhere near the final.
27:37But, you know, God loves to try you, right?
27:40OK, so I'm going to give you the clues to a celebrity who has won Strictly Come Dancing.
27:45The clues are the year they won, their profession and their first name.
27:52Please tell me their surname.
27:54To be clear, these are all celebrities who have won and not their professional dance partners.
28:00Do you watch Strictly a lot, Penny?
28:03Some of the more recent ones, but I'm not very good on names.
28:07Well, fingers crossed.
28:09You're all on the buzzer.
28:11He's the first question.
28:142024.
28:15Comedian, Brett.
28:17Bill Bailey.
28:17It's incorrect.
28:18It was Chris McCausland.
28:20So, Brett, that means your money timer will definitely be counting down.
28:25Penny and Fiona.
28:27Here is your next question.
28:302007.
28:31Britain's Got Talent Judge and Alicia.
28:33Fiona.
28:34Dixon.
28:35Is correct.
28:36Which means you're safe for now.
28:38You're all back on the buzzers.
28:40Let's start the timers.
28:432018.
28:44Documentary presenter and Stacey.
28:46Brett.
28:46Stacey Doolin.
28:47Incorrect.
28:48It's Stacey Dooley.
28:49Lose 50 pounds.
28:512004.
28:52Newsreader and Natasha.
28:54Fiona.
28:54Kaplinsky.
28:55Correct.
28:55Speed up the timers.
28:562005.
28:58Cricketer and Darren.
28:59Brett.
28:59Darren Gough.
29:00Correct.
29:022021.
29:03Actress and Rose.
29:06Fiona.
29:07Ailing Ellis.
29:07Correct.
29:08Speed up the timer.
29:082006.
29:09Cricketer and Mark.
29:12Fiona.
29:12Ramprakash.
29:13Correct.
29:13Speed up the timer.
29:142011.
29:15Drummer and Harry.
29:18Fiona.
29:18Oh, God, Judd.
29:19Correct.
29:20Speed up the timer.
29:212020.
29:22Comedian and Bill.
29:24Fiona.
29:24Bailey.
29:25Correct.
29:262016.
29:30Penny.
29:31Every time a recent one came up, I thought,
29:34Oh, Penny's all right with the recent ones.
29:36But they were just too fast.
29:38Just very quick.
29:39It was Fiona's strong point, that one, wasn't it?
29:41Yes.
29:42I do love a bit of Strictly, Sarah.
29:43You do love a bit of Strictly.
29:44I like it.
29:45Yes.
29:46Oh, Penny.
29:48You have put up a brilliant fight, though.
29:50My word.
29:51You three have been evenly matched all the way through.
29:54And that is about as nail biting around as I think I've seen.
29:58That was just incredible.
29:59You've been such a fabulous contestant, Penny.
30:01We've loved having you on the show.
30:03But unfortunately, we're going to have to say goodbye.
30:07Oh, Penny.
30:08You're out of time and you're out of money.
30:16So, Brett and Fiona.
30:18Well done on making it through to the next round.
30:21Yeah, Fiona did the heavy lifting on that last category.
30:23She did the heavy lifting and I tell you what.
30:26Oh, you've knocked him off his perch a bit, Fiona.
30:28Wow.
30:29That has been a tight round.
30:31Brett, this is the first time we've seen you struggling a little bit.
30:34Well, I'm hoping that's my only bad round.
30:37I mean, there's bound to be a bad round somewhere.
30:39Hopefully, I've got it out of the way and I can get back to where I started.
30:42How does it feel?
30:43Is it nerve-wracking?
30:44It is nerve-wracking now.
30:45I'm probably second favourite now.
30:48Don't know about that.
30:49Fiona, in many ways, you're being the reluctant assassin here.
30:54I like that.
30:55Yeah.
30:55I'm not being the bad cop.
30:57I'm the good cop to your bad cop maybe, but still the, yeah, quick on the buzzer.
31:02I know.
31:02Was it really hard then knowing that you were kind of speeding up and sending Penny home?
31:06Yeah, but then you don't know what the next category will be and it might be a bad one,
31:10might get on a bad run and send myself home, so.
31:13You've got to take the chance while you've got it.
31:15That was a fantastic round.
31:17Now, listen, the money that you've saved will be carried through to the final for you,
31:21whichever of you makes it there.
31:23So, let's have a look at what you've saved.
31:25Brett, you saved £420 there.
31:29And Fiona, you saved a whopping £1,080 there, so that's brilliant.
31:35Let's save all of that money for later.
31:40We're down to two and the competition is really hotting up now.
31:44Only one can make it through to the final.
31:46Don't go anywhere.
31:58Welcome back.
31:59This is Time Is Money.
32:00It's been a competitive game so far and we're left with just two players.
32:05Brett and Fiona, how are you feeling?
32:09Rung out.
32:10Rung out.
32:11I know that feeling, Fiona.
32:12I don't think I've known something this close.
32:15I honestly would not like to call it at this stage.
32:18This is so close.
32:20It is going to be a really interesting head-to-head now.
32:22She's getting quicker and quicker, isn't she, throughout the rounds?
32:24Keep trying, Brett. Keep trying.
32:27Fiona, how do you feel about going up against Brett?
32:29He's formidable, to be fair.
32:31And we've seen the reflexes.
32:33Well, it's time for the head-to-head.
32:35So, we're going to top up the timers, this time with £1,750.
32:41Let's top up those timers.
32:46So, this head-to-head is all about staying in control
32:49as your opponent's money drains away.
32:52So, I'm going to ask you a question on a particular category
32:56which will change every five questions.
32:59Answer correctly and your opponent's timer will start to count down.
33:03If you keep buzzing in and answering correctly,
33:06then your opponent's timer will speed up.
33:08But if you buzz in and get one wrong,
33:11or if your opponent buzzes in with a right answer,
33:14then their timer will stop and yours will start instead.
33:17Your first set of questions start...
33:21Which famous Jeremy?
33:23You are both on the buzzers.
33:25Here is your first question.
33:28Which famous Jeremy was the leader of the Labour Party during Brett?
33:33Corbyn.
33:34Is correct.
33:37So, Brett, you answered correctly, so your timer is safe for now.
33:42You're both back on the buzzer.
33:44Start the timer.
33:45Which famous Jeremy was the original host of You've Been Framed?
33:49Brett.
33:50Beedle.
33:51Correct.
33:51Speed up the timer.
33:53Was a philosopher whose preserved clothed skeleton, Fiona?
33:56Bentham.
33:57Correct.
33:58Switch the timer.
33:59Presented the motoring programme's top gear, Brett.
34:02Clarkson.
34:02Correct.
34:03Switch the timer.
34:04Plays Hawkeye in Marvel's Avengers films.
34:07Brett.
34:08Riven.
34:09It's incorrect.
34:10It's Rene.
34:11Switch the timer.
34:13In science fiction, which film series stars Michael J. Fox as time traveller?
34:17Back to the future.
34:18Correct.
34:19Switch the timer.
34:21The Autobots battle the Decepticons.
34:24Brett.
34:24Transformers.
34:25Correct.
34:25Speed up the timer.
34:27What three-digit number follows Fahrenheit in the title of a novel, Fiona?
34:31911.
34:32Incorrect.
34:33Lose £50, it's 451.
34:35What does the letter T stand for in the acronym TARDIS in Doctor Who?
34:40Brett.
34:41Time.
34:41Correct.
34:42Speed up the timer.
34:43Who directed the 1968 film, 2001, A Space...
34:47Brett.
34:47Stanley Kubrick.
34:48Correct.
34:49Speed up the timer.
34:50Which French city is home to the Pompidou Centre, Fiona?
34:54Paris.
34:55Correct.
34:55Switch the timer.
34:57Fashion designer launched his famous new look collection in 1940, Fiona.
35:01Christian Dior.
35:02Correct.
35:02Speed up the timer.
35:04Singer had a UK top ten hit.
35:06Brett.
35:06Edith.
35:07Heron.
35:08Is incorrect.
35:09Lou's £50, it's Vanessa Paradis.
35:13Word meaning flash of lightning refers to a shoe bun filled with cream and topped with icing.
35:21Too slow, it's a Claire.
35:24Queen was the wife of King Louis XVI, Fiona.
35:27Marie Antoinette.
35:28Correct.
35:29Speed up the timer.
35:30What bird was first used as a Guinness mascot from 1935, Fiona?
35:35Toucan.
35:36Correct.
35:37Speed up the timer.
35:37Is the national icon an unofficial national emblem of New Zealand?
35:42Brett.
35:42Kiwi.
35:43Correct.
35:43Switch the timer.
35:45Is the titular bird in a poem by Edgar Allan Poe?
35:49Brett.
35:49Raven.
35:50Correct.
35:51Speed up the timer.
35:52Is used as a croquet mallet in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Fiona?
35:56Flamingo.
35:57Correct.
35:58Switch the timer.
35:59Is the name of a chess piece also called Brett?
36:02Rook.
36:02Correct.
36:03Switch the timer.
36:04Which member of the royal family was born in 2013 and is the eldest child, Fiona?
36:10Prince George.
36:11Correct.
36:11Switch the timer.
36:13Was voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year, Fiona.
36:16Zara Tyndall.
36:18Incorrect.
36:19Switch the timer.
36:20It's Anne, Princess Royal.
36:22Had her second daughter, Athena, in January 2025.
36:26Fiona.
36:27Princess Beatrice.
36:28Correct.
36:29Switch the timer.
36:30Was granted the title Duke of Edinburgh in 2000 and Brett.
36:33Prince Philip.
36:34Incorrect.
36:35Means £50.
36:36It's Prince Edward.
36:37Found at the Invictus Games Sporting Competition.
36:40Prince Harry.
36:41Correct.
36:42Switch the timer.
36:43What number is represented by the Roman numeral C?
36:47Brett.
36:48100.
36:48Correct.
36:49Speed up the timer.
36:50Follows the word hatch in a common Brett.
36:5322.
36:54Correct.
36:55Speed up the timer.
36:56Is on the front door of the Prime Minister's official Brett.
36:5910.
36:59Correct.
37:00Speed up the timer.
37:01Is the number of Dalmatians in the title Brett.
37:04101.
37:05Correct.
37:06Speed up the timer.
37:07Comes before miles in the title Brett.
37:10100.
37:11Incorrect.
37:12Switch the timer.
37:13It's 500.
37:15Which item of furniture can be card, coffee or occasional Brett.
37:19Table.
37:20Correct.
37:21Switch the timer.
37:22Features in the title of a novel by CS Lewis along with Fiona.
37:26Water.
37:27Correct.
37:27Switch the timer.
37:29Has a French name which translates as long chair Brett.
37:32Chaison.
37:33Correct.
37:33Switch the timer.
37:34It's a low foldable Japanese mattress.
37:40What would you have said, Fiona?
37:42Features in.
37:43That's correct.
37:45Oh!
37:47Wow.
37:47I mean...
37:49I knew this was going to be tense but that was quite the fight.
37:53It was close, wasn't it?
37:54I was panicking there a bit.
37:55It was.
37:55I messed up on the proclaimers question but I brought it back in the end.
38:00Wow.
38:01I'm just going to say that was absolutely incredible.
38:05You both competed hard, Fiona.
38:08You buzzed in very early on the Anne Princess Royal question.
38:11Zara did win sports personality of the year but you buzzed in before the year which was 1971 but I'm
38:18afraid you were so close to the final but unfortunately we're going to have to say goodbye.
38:24Thanks, Zara.
38:25Fiona, you're out of time and you're out of money.
38:33Well that was an absolutely gripping head to head.
38:37Join me after the break as Brett plays to win all the cash that he saved if he can stop
38:42all the money timers.
38:55Welcome back to Time Is Money where Brett is about to take on his biggest challenge yet.
39:02Now, congratulations Brett, you've made it through to the final round and I'm not going to lie, I wasn't sure
39:08at one point if you were going to be here.
39:09No, nor was I, skin on my teeth at certain points.
39:11That was a really, really, really heavy head to head.
39:15I mean, how are you feeling now?
39:17Oh, exhausted.
39:18Yeah.
39:19But yeah, I was worried.
39:20You and me both.
39:21I was worried, definitely about Fiona, she was getting in there very quickly.
39:24So, it's taken its toll on my prize money but hopefully I can walk away with a decent amount of
39:29it now.
39:30Well, now's your chance to win the money that you saved earlier in the game.
39:34So let's bring back your previous money timers.
39:38In round one, you saved 700 pounds.
39:42In round two, you saved 920 pounds.
39:46Round three was 420 pounds.
39:50And in that head to head, you've saved 330.
39:56Now, in our final, time really is money because your timers are about to start counting down simultaneously.
40:02If any of them hit zero, then you'll be going home with nothing.
40:06But before you take this on, you've got the chance to top up your timers one last time with up
40:13to 2,000 pounds.
40:15There are five questions and five chances to top up your timers.
40:19We'll get one wrong and your highest timer will lock.
40:23Are you ready?
40:24I'm ready.
40:25Let's play.
40:30In 2023, the name of the social media platform Twitter was changed to what single letter?
40:36X.
40:37Correct.
40:38Top up the timers.
40:40What was the name of the Apollo 11 astronaut who was the second person ever to set foot on the
40:46moon?
40:46Um, Buzz Aldrin.
40:49Correct.
40:49Top up the timers.
40:53In Greek mythology, what is the name of the son of Daedalus who perished after flying too close to the
40:59sun?
41:00Icarus.
41:01Correct.
41:02Top up the timers.
41:04In a standard manual car in the UK, what is the name of the foot pedal that is the furthest
41:10to the driver's right?
41:11Uh, accelerator.
41:12It's correct.
41:14Top up the timers.
41:17Who won an Emmy for playing Queen Elizabeth in The Crown and an Oscar for playing Queen Anne in The
41:23Favourite?
41:24Olivia Colman.
41:25It's correct.
41:26Top up the timers.
41:29Well, that worked out well.
41:31Yeah, they were good questions for me, those were.
41:32I had to think about where my feet were when I drive, but I got there.
41:37Five good answers and they have made a huge difference on those timers.
41:41I mean, look, timer four is now at 830.
41:46That's really going to help you as we go through to the final.
41:49Now, if you win, what's the plans for spending the money?
41:52Oh, I think it might be spent by the time I get home by my wife and daughters.
41:56But, um, I mean, I think if I treat them to a nice holiday, it'd be a good result.
42:00Oh, how old are your daughters?
42:01They're ten, seven and five.
42:03Oh, do you think they'll be proud of you watching you on the telly?
42:05Very proud, yeah.
42:06I don't think they'll believe I've got this far, but they'll be buzzing watching me.
42:11Oh, well, let's see if we can do them really proud and take home some money to plan that lovely
42:14family holiday.
42:16So, it's time for the final.
42:18Your timers are about to start counting down simultaneously.
42:21You must take on your timers one by one by answering a question correctly to stop them.
42:27But get one wrong and the most recently stopped timer will restart.
42:32If you can stop all four timers before any of them hit zero, then you will take home whatever money
42:38remains.
42:39But if any of them hit zero, the game will end and you will leave with nothing.
42:44Just to warn you, the timers will speed up every 30 seconds.
42:49So, Brett, which timer would you like to start at?
42:52Number four.
42:53Number four.
42:55Are you ready?
42:56I think so, yeah, just about. Let's go for it.
42:59Well, best of luck. Let's start those timers.
43:08Boxing.
43:09Correct. Stop the timer. Where next?
43:11Three.
43:17Broccoli.
43:18Incorrect. It's spinach. Start the timer.
43:27Um...
43:27Barack Obama.
43:28Correct. Stop the timer. Where next?
43:30Four.
43:37Cleopatra.
43:38Correct. Stop the timer. Where next?
43:40One.
43:41The scale used to measure the acidity of a solution is known by what two-letter abbreviation?
43:46Correct. Stop the timer. Where next?
43:49In 2024, which London football club won its fifth successive Women's Super League title?
43:55Arsenal.
43:56Incorrect. It's Chelsea. Start the timer.
43:58The Orkney Island group lies off the north coast of which nation of the UK?
44:03Scotland.
44:04Correct. Stop the timer. Where next?
44:05One.
44:05In 2017, Edward Enningfield became editor-in-chief of the British edition of which fashion magazine?
44:13Vogue.
44:13Correct. Stop the timer.
44:22£2,550.
44:23Amazing.
44:25That's going to be a great holiday for the family.
44:27It's going to go a long way.
44:28It's going to go a long way.
44:30My heart was in my mouth right then.
44:32Mine too.
44:33That was exciting stuff.
44:35That was really exciting.
44:37Oh, when we got some wrong now.
44:39When we're going back and starting the timers.
44:40And I got a Vogue question right at the end.
44:42Who would have known?
44:43Who would have known?
44:44Who would have known?
44:45The girls will be so proud of you for Brett then.
44:47Oh, they will.
44:47Maybe it's when they're a little bit old and they'll appreciate how good that is.
44:50But I'll bet your wife's going to be thrilled to bits with that.
44:52Absolutely, yeah.
44:52Wow.
44:53And the one that clinched the final deal as well.
44:56Oh, Brett, you have been a fantastic contestant.
44:59You've played a fantastic, albeit nail-biting game, all the way through.
45:03And you're taking home £2,550.
45:06Oh, brilliant.
45:07Thank you very much.
45:08I've had a lovely day as well.
45:09Oh, that's pretty.
45:09And also, you're going to be taking home our very coveted Time Is Money Point.
45:13Oh, yes, you see, there's the extra Brucie bonus.
45:18Oh, thanks for playing Brett.
45:20You've honestly been brilliant.
45:22And that's it for today.
45:24Join us next time to see five more players hoping to prove that time really is money.
45:30APPLAUSE
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