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00:17Thank you very much.
00:31Well, good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown Studio.
00:34I don't know about you, but I crave a better night's sleep every night.
00:38To such an extent, in fact, I'm thinking of lashing out on a pair of high-tech pyjamas.
00:45Here we go.
00:48These pyjamas, these PJs, these Jim Jams, contain five self-powered sensors sewn discreetly into the lining.
00:57And they continuously monitor, I'm reading this, heartbeat, breathing and sleep posture and lead you gently by the hand into
01:06better sleeping habits.
01:08Something that we all so desperately desire, of course.
01:12Do you want a pair of these?
01:14What do you think?
01:15I don't think you need them.
01:17No.
01:18You stick to your old nightie.
01:25You stick to your old nightie.
01:27I couldn't resist.
01:28I'm sorry.
01:29We've got two new contestants, Rachel.
01:32We've got James Horton.
01:34Yes.
01:34Watch this one, Rachel.
01:36James Horton, PhD student at the University of Manchester.
01:39And your subject is?
01:41Applied maths.
01:42Applied maths.
01:44And apart from that, James has got a problem with his shoulder.
01:48Tell us what's wrong with your shoulder.
01:49Well, I've dislocated it three times.
01:51First time playing badminton with my mum.
01:53Your mum.
01:53Second time walking down the steps of a double-decker bus.
01:56Ah.
01:56And then the third time, I wasn't even playing football.
01:59I was sort of a linesman for a football match.
02:02Just stuck my arm out to signal offside and it just popped out.
02:04Don't wave your arms around, Ben.
02:06And good luck.
02:07Yeah.
02:07Good luck.
02:08You're joined by Patrick Coombs from Mount Cardiff, support worker.
02:13Yeah.
02:13And you love birds and you keep some pets.
02:17Unusual pets, I thought.
02:18Yeah.
02:19I've got three quails.
02:21Pet quails.
02:22And why quails?
02:24They were easier to look after than dogs, I suppose.
02:27And they lay little eggs?
02:28They do.
02:29They do.
02:29Not much of an egg, though, is it?
02:31You need about four.
02:33You need four.
02:34Too quick to one.
02:34But, yeah.
02:35Listen.
02:36Both of you.
02:37Keep your children under control.
02:38Good luck to you both.
02:39Have a lot of fun.
02:40Big round of applause for James and Patrick.
02:46And I'm going to call them for Susie and join once again,
02:49for the last time until you come back,
02:51the wonderful Michaela Shracken.
02:53Welcome.
02:53Welcome, Michaela.
02:58Now, what shall we do?
03:00James, do you want a crack at this?
03:01Letters game?
03:02Sure.
03:03Hi, Rachel.
03:03Hi, James.
03:04Could I have a consonant, please?
03:06Start today with G.
03:08And could I have another consonant, please?
03:11S.
03:13Could I have a third consonant?
03:16P.
03:18And another consonant, please?
03:21T.
03:22Could I have a vowel, please?
03:24I.
03:26Could I have another vowel, please?
03:28A.
03:29And another vowel, please?
03:33O.
03:35Another vowel, please?
03:37U.
03:39And a final vowel, please?
03:42A final E.
03:43And here's the countdown clock.
03:47SCREEN AET welcome.
03:51registrant, please?
03:51Hi, guys.
04:10I'll hear you.
04:11I'll hear you.
04:12Or call.
04:12If you have a vowel, please.
04:14Hoop.
04:14You best.
04:15I'll hear you.
04:16If you have another vowel.
04:17Well, James?
04:18I'm going to try an eighth.
04:21How about Patrick?
04:22I'll stick with a seven.
04:24And your seven is?
04:25Uh, postage.
04:27Now, James.
04:28Uh, utopias?
04:30E-U-T-O-P-I-A-F.
04:33Yes.
04:34Um, it's a synonym for the utopia without the E.
04:37A perfect societal state of existence.
04:40A place of supreme happiness.
04:41Well done.
04:42Well, well, well.
04:43Oh, special word.
04:47Now, what's the corner got?
04:49Upstage for a seven, but I think we have been upstaged.
04:52That was brilliant.
04:53No, it was exceptional.
04:54Okay, Patrick, your letters came.
04:57Hi, Rachel.
04:58Hi, Patrick.
04:59Uh, can I have a vowel, please?
05:01Start with O.
05:03Um, and a consonant?
05:05N.
05:07Um, a vowel?
05:09I.
05:11Um, a consonant?
05:13M.
05:15Um, another consonant?
05:17F.
05:19Um, a vowel?
05:21A.
05:23Uh, consonant?
05:26R.
05:27Um, consonant?
05:31F.
05:33Um, and I'll finish with a vowel, please.
05:36Finish with E.
05:38Stand by.
05:39We'll see you next time.
05:40Bye.
05:51Bye.
05:54Bye.
05:56Bye.
05:57Bye.
05:59Bye.
06:04Bye.
06:07Bye.
06:09Yes, Patrick?
06:11Seven.
06:12James?
06:13I'm going to try a very risky nine.
06:17Oh, we like a gambler.
06:18Patrick?
06:20Seminar.
06:21James Horton?
06:23Air reforms?
06:24A-E-R-I-F-O-R-M-S.
06:28It's actually, though, it's an adjective rather than a noun.
06:30But also we don't have two R's.
06:33Oh, yes.
06:34Yes, sorry.
06:35But for next time, just in the singular.
06:38It's a great word, though.
06:39Now, Michaela and Susie?
06:42We've got an eight-letter and romaines.
06:46Yeah?
06:47Yeah, romaine lettuces.
06:49And fermions are also there, so subatomic particles in physics.
06:53Fermions.
06:55Well done, the corner.
06:58Only a point in it.
06:59Seven plays eight.
07:00James on eight.
07:01James' numbers game now.
07:03Yes, sir?
07:04Could I try four large, please?
07:05You can, indeed.
07:07Spoken like a proper mathematician.
07:09Got some confidence there.
07:10Going from one of the hardest selections, let's see what we have.
07:12Two little ones are nine and three.
07:15And then the big four.
07:17Fifty.
07:18One hundred.
07:19Seventy-five.
07:20Twenty-five.
07:21And your target?
07:23Eight hundred and seventy-two.
07:24Eight, seven, two.
07:25Two little ones are nine and three.
07:27Two little ones are nine and three.
07:44Two little ones are nine and five.
07:57Yes, James? 8, 7, 2.
08:00And Patrick?
08:018, 7, 2.
08:03James?
08:04100 multiplied by 9 is 900.
08:07100 by 9, 900.
08:0925 plus 3 is 28.
08:12Yeah.
08:13And take it away.
08:14Not a too tricky one.
08:16And Patrick?
08:17Pretty much the same, other than minus 25, minus 3.
08:20Yeah, same thing.
08:23So there we are.
08:25Score standing at 18 to 17, one point in it.
08:28James, in the leads, we turn to her first tea time teaser,
08:31which is adding men and the clue.
08:33She found it all very annoying, so kept far from this type of crowd.
08:38She found it all very annoying, so kept far from this type of crowd.
08:59Welcome back.
08:59I left with the clue.
09:00She found it all very annoying, so kept far from this type of crowd.
09:05And that sort of crowd was the maddening crowd.
09:09Maddening.
09:10Although in Hardy's novel, it was madding crowd.
09:14Same deal?
09:14It was.
09:14It means the same thing.
09:15Frenzy, T.S.
09:16Yeah.
09:17Far from the madding crowd.
09:1918 plays 17.
09:20James on 18.
09:21What shall we do?
09:22Patrick?
09:23Letters game.
09:23Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
09:26Thank you, Patrick.
09:27T.
09:29And a vowel?
09:31A.
09:33And a consonant?
09:35B.
09:37And another consonant?
09:39X.
09:42Another consonant?
09:45R.
09:46A vowel?
09:47U.
09:50A vowel?
09:52A.
09:55A consonant?
09:57M.
09:59I'll finish with a vowel.
10:01Finish with O.
10:03Here's the countdown clock.
10:06This time, I'll finish with o'clock.
10:07The End
10:09The End
10:35Patrick?
10:36Um, five.
10:38Five. James?
10:39I'll stick with a six then.
10:42Thank you, Patrick.
10:43Um, abort.
10:44And out arm?
10:48One country can out arm another.
10:50Yes, it can.
10:51Yes, it's in the dictionary.
10:52Well done.
10:53Now, Michaela, Susie?
10:56Um, we went musical and managed to get eight.
11:00Um, tamboura.
11:02Yes.
11:03Yes.
11:04Uh, tambour is a long-necked lute or mandolin.
11:06You'll find them in Balkan countries.
11:09APPLAUSE
11:12Tambour.
11:1324 to 17.
11:14Now then, James, your letters game.
11:16Could I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
11:18Thank you, James.
11:19N.
11:19And another consonant.
11:22R.
11:24Consonant.
11:25G.
11:27Er, consonant, please.
11:29T.
11:31Vowel.
11:32E.
11:34And another vowel.
11:36I.
11:36And another vowel.
11:40A.
11:42Er, consonant.
11:45Q.
11:48And final, er, vowel, please.
11:53Final E.
11:56Standby.
11:57Side.
11:592.
12:19Love.
12:20Bye.
12:21Bye.
12:21Bye.
12:22Bye.
12:27yes James seven Patrick seven James tearing and integer yep that's absolutely fine whole number
12:39yeah very good but over in the corner any news and a seven letter one in great but you've put
12:46down gratin a hmm what's that a gratin a is a dish you can have it with one ear cute
12:52but with an acute
12:53accent or two e's and it just simply means cover with breadcrumbs and cheese sort of toasted on top
13:01yes 31 to 24 Patrick your numbers game could I have one from the top from five small please you
13:11can indeed thank you Patrick one large five little calming up and the next round is four three five
13:20two seven and the large one 75 and the target 973 973
13:59Patrick not nowhere near it yes James 973 973 and so seven plus five is 12 12
14:11four minus three is one add that on to the 12 for 13 multiply by 75 for 975
14:19yep and then you've got a two to take away you do indeed 973 well done
14:23well done so boosted you a bit there James 41 to Patrick's 24 as we turn to Michaela Michaela
14:35you have the good fortune to live in South Africa down there in Cape Town I do different is life
14:41these days it's been quite a challenge the last couple of years because last year we're over it
14:47now in Cape Town but we had a very very serious drought you might have heard about it on the
14:52news
14:52and so we were advised that we were only allowed 50 litres each a day now I think most people
14:59think
14:59that sounds like quite a lot but when you think about how much a toilet is to flush you know
15:06eight flushes a day and you've used your 50 litres up the great thing about this was that everyone
15:12became very aware of how precious water is and kids around Cape Town know absolutely how much it takes to
15:20flush a toilet how much it is to shower because it was really rammed down our throats on the radio
15:25on
15:25advertising boards you know everybody knew how much it took for for certain things like washing
15:31so what we do even now now the drought's over we're still on stage three I think but um we
15:37we fill a
15:37bath up we have a bath because we love baths and all three of us get in the bath not
15:41the same time
15:42separately and then we have a bucket and we flush the loo with our bath water good and we don't
15:48have
15:48another bath until we finish that bath okay and so and that's just become standard standard practice in our
15:54house so we've really come to respect water but I think it goes to show that in a crisis we
16:00can
16:00change which gives you positive hope for the future generally that's that's wonderful thank you mckayne
16:10that's very good teach the kids now james your letters game off we go could have a continent please
16:19rachel thank you james t and another consonant please n consonant s consonant r vowel o and another vowel i
16:38vowel i vowel u vowel e and a final vowel please final i stand by
16:57mckayne
16:57mckayne
16:58mckayne
17:11MUSIC CONTINUES
17:28Well, James?
17:29I'm going to try another nine.
17:32Patrick?
17:33Erm, seven.
17:36And your seven is?
17:37Orienth?
17:38Yes.
17:40Now, Mr Horton?
17:42Routine-ice?
17:44To make something into a matter of routine or to subject something to a routine is to routinise it.
17:50Very well done.
17:51Oh, well done.
17:5759 goes 24.
17:58Patrick?
17:59Patrick, that was a bit of a blow.
18:01Try this letters game.
18:04Could I have a vowel, please, Rachel?
18:05Thank you, Patrick.
18:06A.
18:06And another?
18:10E.
18:12And another?
18:14U.
18:16And a consonant?
18:18L.
18:20And another?
18:23D.
18:26And a vowel?
18:28I.
18:30A consonant?
18:32H.
18:34A consonant?
18:36P.
18:39And another consonant, please.
18:42And the last one, F.
18:44Stand by.
18:46And a consonant, please.
18:50And a consonant, please.
18:52And a consonant, please.
18:57And a consonant, please.
18:59And a consonant, please.
18:59And a consonant, please.
19:00And a consonant, please.
19:01And a consonant, please.
19:03And a consonant, please.
19:04And a consonant, please.
19:04And a consonant, please.
19:04And a consonant, please.
19:05And a consonant, please.
19:05And a consonant, please.
19:05And a consonant, please.
19:06And a consonant, please.
19:06And a consonant, please.
19:07And a consonant, please.
19:10And a consonant, please.
19:16Patrick?
19:17Just a six.
19:19James?
19:20Think seven.
19:22OK, Patrick?
19:24Failed.
19:26And James?
19:27Upfield?
19:28Yes, it's in the dictionary.
19:30Upfield, well done.
19:32Now, Michaela.
19:34Michaela and Susie?
19:35Yeah, we also got upfield, but we got headfall as well.
19:40Headfall?
19:41Headfall of dreams?
19:42Headfall of dreams, headfall of worries, that kind of thing, yes.
19:4566 to 24.
19:47James, it's your numbers game.
19:49We'll try four large again.
19:51Try for something more interesting than the last one.
19:53Thank you, James.
19:54Four large, two little, and this time we have three and five.
19:58And the large four, 75, 25, 100 and 50.
20:03And this target, 860.
20:06860.
20:38Well, James?
20:39860.
20:41860.
20:42860.
20:42And Patrick?
20:42853.
20:44853.
20:45Let's stick with James, then.
20:47100 plus 75 is 175.
20:50175.
20:51Take away the three for 172.
20:53Yep.
20:54And then multiply by five.
20:55And that is it.
20:56860.
20:57Well done.
20:57Well done indeed.
21:02Well done, James.
21:0376 place 24 as we turn to our second tea time teaser.
21:09It's silly coat.
21:11And the clue.
21:12Forget the coat.
21:13Her barefoot sandals leave this terribly exposed.
21:18Forget the coat.
21:19Her barefoot sandals leave this terribly exposed.
21:39Welcome back.
21:40I left with the clue.
21:41Forget the coat.
21:42Her barefoot sandals leave this terribly exposed.
21:45And the answer to that is callosity.
21:49Don't like the sound of this.
21:50It's just calluses, is it?
21:52Children's and things.
21:52Yeah.
21:52It's the thickened and hardened part of the skin.
21:55Particularly around the heel, I guess.
21:57I'm going to throw that away now.
21:59Thank you very much.
22:00You're welcome.
22:0076 to 24.
22:02Patrick, letters go in for you.
22:06Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
22:08Thank you, Patrick.
22:09T.
22:11And another?
22:13W.
22:15And a vowel?
22:17U.
22:20And a consonant?
22:22S.
22:24And a vowel?
22:26E.
22:28A consonant?
22:30T.
22:32And another?
22:34R.
22:38Vowel?
22:40A.
22:44And a final consonant, please.
22:47A final G.
22:49Stand by.
22:504X
22:52And a vowel?
22:52Be 365.
22:55And a vowel?
23:14Are you?
23:18I'm sorry.
23:21Patrick.
23:22Seven.
23:23Seven, yes, James?
23:24Seven.
23:26Patrick?
23:27Gutters.
23:28And?
23:29Targets.
23:30And targets.
23:31Both good, yes.
23:33Now, Michaela.
23:34Michaela and Susie?
23:36We didn't do any better than that.
23:37We got seven, but we got a different word, so stature.
23:40OK, stature.
23:41Yes.
23:4283, page 31.
23:44James, we're off again.
23:45Your letters came.
23:46Could I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
23:48Thank you, James.
23:49S.
23:51And another.
23:52C.
23:54And another.
23:56M.
23:57And another.
23:59N.
24:00Can I have a vowel, please?
24:02O.
24:03And another.
24:05I.
24:06And another.
24:09A.
24:13Vowel.
24:15O.
24:19And final consonant.
24:23And final consonant.
24:24A final B.
24:26Stand by.
24:57well James try a very dodgy six Patrick dodgy six as well now then James aminos and manics
25:09manics um manics I don't think you can pluralize manic unfortunately um it's just there as an
25:18adjective I'm afraid Patrick sorry um aminos I think would be fine as amino acid oh actually
25:23maybe not um no it's only there is a modifier so it has to be amino acids etc so I
25:29have to say no to
25:30both I'm afraid I like traps sorry no Michaela and Susie what news well we have combos for six
25:36um but there is a seven there um maniocs um and manioc is another name for the um cassava uh
25:43which
25:43is uh it's a starch or flour but it's obtained from the cassava tree the shrubby tree um native
25:48to tropical America so maniocs is fine as the trees for seven thank you thank you thanks
25:54Michaela 83 plays 31 Susie we're back with you now your origins of words I know that you've been
26:02slaving over this one well I was in the uh fairgrounds yesterday and I'm going to stay there um today
26:09so
26:09public entertainment and the words that it has given us um this isn't something you would normally
26:14associate with fairgrounds but zany someone who's zany today is a little bit quirky a bit eccentric
26:19um and it's always been that way but it goes back to a performer in um the commedia dell'arte
26:24which
26:25was um italian comedic theater in the 16th to 18th centuries uh the zany in this was a foolish servant
26:33a buffoon who attempted to mimic the actions of his master but actually he wasn't called zany at first
26:39who's called giovanni um in this italian opera it's this italian comedy and in time giovanni turned
26:45into zany which was the sort of nickname and we took that into english as zany so we provided an
26:51s
26:52in order to be able to pronounce it a bit more easily um and then it meant as well as
26:57zany was a
26:57comic performer who attended on a clown really the clown's assistant um and eventually it became a
27:03more general sense of somebody who just acted the fool and eventually it became the adjective that we
27:08know today but it all started in this italian theater um i should the reason i mentioned the
27:13fairgrounds is you would also find zanies all over uh london helping clowns out being the sort of
27:18buffoon being the fool and samuel peeps mentions uh the zany in his uh in his diary so the fairground
27:24has given us far more than we know oh very good
27:3183 plays 31 james on 83 patrick your letters go uh could i have a consonant please thank you patrick
27:39s
27:40um and another n and another m and a vowel i and another a a consonant c another consonant d
28:08um a vowel deja vu oh and i'll finish with a final consonant please and a final c
28:20counter
28:23counter
28:27so
28:55Well, Patrick.
28:56Seven.
28:58Seven.
28:59Seven.
28:59Two sevens, Patrick.
29:02Masonic.
29:03James.
29:04Domains.
29:07I was nodding blithely at Masonic, because I thought it would be absolutely fine, but
29:12it turns out it's only there with a capital M, I'm afraid, Patrick.
29:15I'm really sorry.
29:16It's a brilliant word.
29:18Bad luck.
29:19Bad luck.
29:20Yeah.
29:20Now, Michaela.
29:22We managed to get eight with moccasin.
29:24Ah, yes.
29:26Very good.
29:27Ninety plays thirty-one, James on ninety, and it's James who takes the final letters game.
29:33Yes, James.
29:34Could I have a consonant please, Rachel?
29:36Thank you, James.
29:38W.
29:39And another.
29:41T.
29:42And another.
29:43N.
29:44And another.
29:46R.
29:48Vowel.
29:50E.
29:51And another.
29:53I.
29:54And another.
29:56E.
29:57E.
30:00Consonant.
30:01S.
30:03And can I finish with a final vowel please?
30:09Finish with I.
30:11Stand by.
30:12And another.
30:13Based with presence.
30:16Well done.
30:40May God.
30:42Well, James?
30:43I think I've got an eight.
30:45And Patrick?
30:46Risky eight.
30:48Mm-hmm, James?
30:50Resinite.
30:52Patrick?
30:54Twinia?
30:56Twinia.
30:58Hmm.
31:01Twinia isn't in, I'm afraid.
31:04R-E-S-I-N-I-T-E is their term for mineralogy,
31:08a material of a resinous or opaline appearance.
31:11Yeah.
31:11Oh, well done.
31:12Well done.
31:15OK, nudging 100 there, James.
31:19What about the corner?
31:21Winterize, and that's nine.
31:23Oh, that's excellent.
31:24Well done.
31:25Winterize.
31:29If you winterize your house,
31:31you're adapting or preparing it for cold weather.
31:33OK.
31:33Yeah.
31:34Just making sure the insulation's in place
31:37and you've got the oil in and all that sort of stuff.
31:40OK, 98 to 31.
31:41Patrick, final numbers game for you.
31:45Could I have one from the top
31:48and five little ones, please?
31:51You can indeed.
31:51Thank you, Patrick.
31:52One large, five little to finish the day.
31:53And the final selection is nine, one, five, seven, ten,
32:00and the large one, 100.
32:02And the target, 798.
32:05798.
32:06The good news, please.
32:36Yes, Patrick?
32:387, 9, 8.
32:40And James?
32:417, 9, 8.
32:42Off we go, Patrick.
32:459 minus 1 is 8.
32:47Yep.
32:47Times 100.
32:48800.
32:497 minus 5 is 2.
32:50Take it away.
32:51Well done.
32:52There we go.
32:52And James?
32:53Exactly the same.
32:54That's it.
33:00So, good score there, James, on your first day out.
33:03108 to 41 as we go into the conundrum.
33:07Fingers on buzzers, gentlemen.
33:09You ready?
33:10Let's roll today's Countdown Conundrum.
33:20James?
33:22Violinist.
33:24Violinist.
33:24Off we go.
33:26Let's roll it and see.
33:27Here it is.
33:28Well done.
33:29APPLAUSE
33:33Well done, James.
33:36That's a cracking score.
33:37First time out.
33:371, 1, 8.
33:39And now to Patrick.
33:40Well done.
33:40Well played.
33:41And you've got a goodie bag to take back to the quail.
33:44Well, but in the meantime, James Horton, cracking one.
33:48That's a big score, 1, 1, 8.
33:50Well done.
33:51We expect big things from you.
33:53Don't get your hopes up.
33:54Oh, they're up and they're flying.
33:56We'll see you tomorrow.
33:57Well done.
33:58Well done, James.
33:58We won't see Michaela.
34:00This is heartbreaking.
34:01Sadly not.
34:02But you're back on our screens in October, I think, are you not?
34:06Yes.
34:06With Autumn Watch.
34:07Autumn Watch.
34:07And when you've got a minute, come back and tell us about it, please.
34:10I'd love to.
34:11All right.
34:12Susie, will we see you tomorrow?
34:13Yes, we certainly will.
34:14All right.
34:14See you then.
34:15And Rachel, who's coming tomorrow to join us?
34:17We've got Rory Bremner tomorrow.
34:19Rory Bremner.
34:20We've got many voices for the price of one guest.
34:22Indeed.
34:22See you tomorrow?
34:23See you then.
34:24Join us then.
34:24Rory Bremner will be here, as indeed will be the remarkable young James Horton.
34:29Same time, same place.
34:30You'll be sure of it.
34:31A very good afternoon.
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