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00:31Well, good afternoon. Welcome to the Countdown Studio.
00:33Here we are Friday, and we're moving in to a weekend
00:37when there was really a true landmark.
00:40Fifty years ago, on Sunday, man first stepped foot on the moon.
00:45And I remember that so well, Rachel.
00:46It was an extraordinary thing.
00:48It says here they landed at 2.56 a.m.
00:51Now, I don't know what sort of time zone that was in,
00:53but it was fantastic.
00:55It was a miracle.
00:56It was a miracle. It was amazing.
00:58Must be nice having that memory,
00:59because the only memories of specific world events that I've got
01:02are all kind of tragedies.
01:05Moon landing's much happier than some of the things
01:07that I can remember where I was the exact minute
01:09when something happened on a certain day.
01:11Yeah.
01:11Quarter of a million miles away, and they came all the way back.
01:13Well done to them.
01:14He didn't have to come a quarter of a million miles, did you, James Horton?
01:18No, because you're a PhD student here in Manchester,
01:22and you're doing well.
01:24How are you feeling?
01:25Feeling good.
01:26Three great wins.
01:27Three great wins, actually.
01:29All over 100, am I right?
01:31Yes, but still...
01:32Fantastic.
01:33You know, a long way to go.
01:34I don't want to put the fear of God into our next competitor,
01:38Ryan Williams.
01:39How are you, Ryan?
01:40I'm good, thank you, Nick.
01:41Actually, you come from West Wales, you're a psychiatric nurse,
01:44but in your spare time, you like a bit of excitement.
01:46You go canoeing, and also, I think this is brilliant,
01:50you're a volunteer at the Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary.
01:54How big is this?
01:55How famous is this?
01:56What's in there?
01:58They've got over 100 animals at the moment.
02:00Yeah.
02:01And we've got a lot more rescues lined up for the autumn and the winter.
02:05Where are they coming from?
02:06They come from all over the world.
02:08They've got rescues from South America, and Asia, and different parts of Africa.
02:13So, any animal that needs a home, either because it's unwanted in their zoo,
02:17or laboratories are finished with them, they rescue and give a nice, happy life.
02:21Good work.
02:22Thanks very much for coming.
02:23Have a lot of fun, both of you.
02:24Both James and Ryan.
02:26Let's have a big round of applause for our two contestants.
02:33And there's Susie over there, looking after our wonderful dictionary guest.
02:38That will be a satirical impressionist and comedian, the wonderful Rory Remner.
02:42Welcome back, Rory.
02:50Big round of applause there.
02:51And well-deserved to James.
02:54What are you going to do?
02:55Letters game?
02:56Hi, Rachel.
02:57Hi, James.
02:58Could I have a consonant, please?
03:01Start today with H.
03:05Consonant.
03:06T.
03:09Consonant.
03:10M.
03:13Consonant.
03:14N.
03:18Vowel.
03:19U.
03:22Vowel.
03:23I.
03:25Vowel.
03:27E.
03:31Consonant.
03:32R.
03:35And a final vowel, please.
03:39A final A.
03:41And here's the countdown clock.
03:44Thanks, sir.
03:51Bye.
03:53Bye.
03:54Bye.
04:05Bye.
04:09Bye.
04:10Bye.
04:12Bye.
04:13Well James? Eight. An eight, Ryan? Only a six. And your six is? Minute. Thank you. Ruminate. And ruminate. Wonderful.
04:25Very good. Yes.
04:31Rory, how did the corner do? Ruminate takes the biscuit. Thank you. Well done. Eight points to James. Now Ryan,
04:40first letters game for you. Off we go.
04:42Afternoon, Rachel. Afternoon, Ryan. Could we start with a vowel, please? Thank you. Start with O. And another? A. A
04:51consonant. W. A vowel. U. Another vowel. I. A consonant. H. Another consonant, please. G. Another consonant. R. And then
05:10a final consonant.
05:12A final S.
05:14Stand by.
05:15S.
05:16At Wheaton's
05:46Well, Ryan,
05:48unfortunately, only a five.
05:50OK, five for Ryan.
05:52And James?
05:53Seven.
05:54And a seven.
05:54Ryan?
05:55Hayes.
05:57Now, James.
05:58Giawuz?
06:00Yes.
06:01Giawuz.
06:02Very good.
06:03It's quite hard to pronounce.
06:05It's G-I-A-O-U-R-S.
06:07And it is an old and insulting term
06:10for a non-Muslim,
06:12especially a Christian.
06:13Just a summary.
06:14Now, in the corner.
06:15Yeah, we were with Giawuz as well.
06:17That was our seven.
06:19So, James, your numbers game now.
06:22Off you go.
06:23Full large game, please.
06:24Your favourite.
06:25The whole of the top pro
06:26and two little ones.
06:27Thank you, James.
06:28First numbers of the day
06:29are one and seven.
06:31One hundred, seventy-five,
06:33fifty and twenty-five.
06:35And the target to reach this time
06:37three hundred and fifty-eight.
06:39Three, five, eight.
06:40One, two, three.
07:12Yes, James.
07:133-5-8.
07:14And Ryan?
07:163-5-5.
07:17And 3-5-5.
07:19Let's give James a shot first, shall we?
07:21James?
07:2250 plus 1 is 51.
07:2451.
07:26Multiply by 7 is 357.
07:29Yep.
07:3075 plus 25 is 100.
07:33It is.
07:33Divide that by the 100 for the 1.
07:354-1.
07:363-5-8.
07:37Well done.
07:37So neat.
07:38Well done.
07:43So a good start for James.
07:4425 points.
07:45If we go into our first Tea Time teaser, which is flung feet and the clue.
07:49It sounds like the man has had plenty to eat and he's shining brightly.
07:54It sounds like the man has had plenty to eat and he's shining brightly.
08:13Well, welcome back.
08:14Welcome back.
08:15I left you with the clue.
08:16It sounds like the man has had plenty to eat and he's shining brightly.
08:20In fact, he's effulgent.
08:23Effulgent.
08:23Now, what is this?
08:24Where does it come from and what does it exactly mean?
08:27It comes from the Latin for shining out and it means just that shining brightly or radiant
08:33or of a person emanating goodness, which is nice.
08:36They're effulgent.
08:37Yes.
08:38As you are then.
08:39Oh, thank you.
08:40That's right.
08:41And Rory, you're an effulgent too.
08:42I've never been called that before.
08:44Not me.
08:45They're both effulgent.
08:46Now, 25 points.
08:47Ryan, plenty of time.
08:48Don't worry about this.
08:49It's your letters game now, though.
08:52Have a vowel, please.
08:53Thank you, Ryan.
08:54O.
08:55And another.
08:56A.
08:58Consonant.
08:59R.
09:01Another.
09:03S.
09:04Another.
09:06Z.
09:07A vowel.
09:09E.
09:10A consonant, please.
09:12P.
09:13And another.
09:15R.
09:16And a final consonant.
09:18A final T.
09:21Stand by.
09:22BELL RINGS
09:52Well, Ryan.
09:54A seven.
09:55A seven and?
09:56Seven.
09:57And a seven.
09:57Yes, Ryan.
09:58Parrots.
09:59Thank you, James.
10:01Reports.
10:02And reports.
10:03Yes.
10:04Like parrots.
10:05And both be sevens.
10:07Anything else, I wonder.
10:09Any eights?
10:09Can we beat it?
10:11Prorates.
10:13Yes.
10:14Yes.
10:14That's an eight?
10:15It is an eight.
10:16It sounds a bit confusing, but not if you think about pro rata.
10:19It's actually to allocate or distribute things.
10:2232 plays seven.
10:24Ryan's off the blocks now.
10:25James, your letters game.
10:27A consonant, please, Rachel.
10:29Thank you, James.
10:30N.
10:31A consonant.
10:31S.
10:34Consonant.
10:35V.
10:37Consonant.
10:39N.
10:41Vowel.
10:43U.
10:45Vowel.
10:47O.
10:48Vowel.
10:50I.
10:52Vowel.
10:54E.
10:57And a final consonant, please.
11:00And a final L.
11:02Stand by.
11:04Vowel.
11:05Vowel.
11:08Vowel.
11:17Vowel.
11:19Vowel.
11:20Vowel.
11:23Vowel.
11:23Vowel.
11:26Vowel.
11:27Vowel.
11:27Vowel.
11:28Vowel.
11:28Vowel.
11:29Vowel.
11:30Vowel.
11:31Vowel.
11:31Vowel.
11:31Vowel.
11:32Vowel.
11:33Vowel.
11:33well James stick with a seven Ryan six and your six is onions onions now then
11:44James envious envious is excellent unfortunately got one over onions Ryan
11:51sorry apologies mmm now what's the corner got venison you could have had
11:57yeah that's good have you yes Susie we stopped at seven venison thank you 39 play seven Ryan it's
12:04your numbers game Richard we have six more please you can indeed the countdown opposite
12:09of four large six little ones coming up Ryan and they are nine seven six six five four and the
12:21target
12:21five hundred and twenty-four five two four
12:57five two six just two away James five two two not written down and five two two don't worry about
13:05that right and nine multiplied by five nine by five forty five add the seven for fifty two yep six
13:18and a
13:18four for ten six plus four ten multiply five hundred and twenty and add the final six and the last
13:26six
13:26yep two above and two below I think James yeah so five plus four is nine five plus four is
13:37nine
13:39multiplied by nine is 81 yep and add six for 87 87 and then multiply by the other six for
13:50five to two
13:51five two two five two two two below well done well done Rachel can you dive between them and
13:57pluck out five two four leave it with me Nick certainly I will certainly I will 46 plays 14
14:04Ryan on 14 as we turn to Rory Rory you spoke to us yesterday about Mandela and the hoax calls
14:12any more like that um well yes the first time cast your mind back in the early 90s remember the
14:20early 90s
14:21and it was John Major and it was the time of the Eurosceptics he had a word for them a
14:25particular
14:25word and we were doing a series at the time so we thought wouldn't it be fun uh to ring
14:30them up
14:30because John Major was in Japan and and ring up some back benches as John Major and the first one
14:36we
14:37got with John Carlyle but the recording didn't work and the next one we got a guy called Richard Boddy
14:41and he answered the phone hello Richard how are you so I'm fine very well Prime Minister now what have
14:46you been saying behind my back and you can hear on the other end of the phone uh we had
14:51a conversation
14:52at the end I said I want you to come to the conference and I want you to dance with
14:55me on
14:55the last night uh you know well okay I'll I'll do that so he agreed to dance with John Major
15:00on the
15:00last night uh and that was all fine and I hung up and then a few years later just to
15:05balance it up
15:06on the day of the election in 2005 I think um I rang up Margaret Beckett as Gordon Brown
15:12down and we we uh we had a conversation about uh about who should be in the cabinet uh the
15:18next
15:18thing no I I don't I don't think she's very good what what do you think we should do about
15:22her and
15:23uh and yeah so she yeah she she fell for it we had a conversation about uh which who was
15:29up and who
15:29was down and um we never got to play that play that one out but I I actually failed before
15:35so I
15:35tried Peter Hayne and he guessed it halfway through because as you'll know Bly now Bly now Gwent yes
15:41constituency in Wales and so I was being Gordon Brown saying no no tell me so how's it going
15:45and Peter Hayne said well we've got a bit of trouble with Bly now and I said oh Bly now
15:49Fustiniog
15:50just came out of my and there's a pause he said you're not really Gordon Brown are you
15:57so I sort of hung up we rang him up about three minutes later said Peter is Tony Blair here
16:02did
16:02you get a call from somebody just pretending to be Gordon Brown he said yeah yeah very funny and hung
16:06up
16:11very good thanks Rory good thanks Rachel you haven't been sitting there drumming your fingers
16:20what have you got no I did listen but I did get this as well they're multitasking if you say
16:23nine
16:24times six is 54 five times four is 20 add them together for 74 times that by seven for 518
16:34and add the other six so five two well done thanks Rachel thanks Rory and now James we turn to
16:45you
16:46for a letters game yes sir a consonant please Rachel thank you James T consonant S consonant M consonant S
17:00a vowel a vowel another vowel I vowel O vowel a vowel and a final consonant please final D
17:23stand by
17:25stand by
17:54Transcription by CastingWords
17:56Well, James?
17:58Seven.
17:59A seven.
18:00Ryan?
18:01Only a five.
18:02And your five is?
18:04One of Susie's most heated words is moist.
18:07Well, spotted.
18:09Well, remember, James.
18:11Diatoms?
18:12Yes.
18:14Very good.
18:15They are single-celled algae,
18:18most of which, or many of which, are planktonic.
18:21Those are diatoms.
18:23Very good.
18:24And what are the corner?
18:25Anything else?
18:26Yes, we have mastoids for eight.
18:30The bone behind the ear.
18:31Yeah.
18:32Yeah, you can have trouble with your mastoids.
18:35Fifty-three plays, fourteen.
18:36James, fifty-three.
18:37Ryan, your letters game.
18:39Start with a vowel, please, Rachel.
18:40Thank you, Ryan.
18:41U.
18:42And another.
18:44O.
18:45A consonant.
18:47S.
18:48And another.
18:50L.
18:51And another.
18:53T.
18:55Vowel, please.
18:57I.
18:58Another vowel.
19:00U.
19:01Consonant.
19:03C.
19:05And a final consonant, please.
19:07And a final R.
19:09Stand by.
19:11So,
19:11T,
19:39T,
19:39T,
19:39well Ryan a six a six and James and stick with a six then okay Ryan close
19:50thank you clout James court court absolutely fine happy with both yes now
20:00Rory and Susie Rory only yes the seven was curious wasn't it yeah curious yes
20:07that would get you to a seven or six was rustic but uh not as many curious thank
20:12you okay 59 plays 20 James your numbers game take it away fall out again same as
20:20usual thank you James for from the top and two specially chosen little ones and
20:24they are five and ten and the largest as we know 75 50 100 and 25 and the target
20:33eight hundred and fifty eight eight five eight
20:38so
21:06well James
21:08eight five seven not written down one away Ryan eight five five and eight
21:15five five let's kick off with that James see how he does 75 multiplied by 10 750 and
21:25add the 100 850 add the 5 855 and then you've got 50 divided by 25 is two and I
21:33do
21:34do indeed 857 one away just one away he couldn't get there no can anybody no this is perfect this
21:43was
21:43the best you could have done with this one thank you thanks Rachel 66 plays 20 time for our second
21:50tea time teaser which is nicest dad and the clue he was the nicest dad to his children but he
21:57kept
21:58himself well away from their mother he was the nicest dad to his children but he kept himself well away
22:04from their mother
22:28he uh...
22:31himself. Distanced. There we are. 66 phase 20. Ryan, your letters go. Can I have a vowel,
22:39please, Rachel? Thank you, Ryan. A. And another. I. Conson, please. L. And another. N. And
22:55another vowel. A. A consonant. R. And a final consonant. A final C. Standby.
23:45Yes, Ryan? Only a five. A five. And, James? Sixth. And a six. Near enough. Ryan? Acorn. Acorn and?
23:55Aronia? No, very well. Susie? It is a plant of the family Aronia, which is in the rose
24:08category, especially in gardening. It's a chokeberry as well. Chokeberry, I haven't heard of that.
24:13Chokeberry? Yes. Well done, James. Nicely obscure. Anything else in the corner there? Yes.
24:19It's obscure, perhaps. No, we've got a seven with cranial. Yes. And another seven with clarion.
24:27Clarion call. Clarion call. Yeah. Thank you. Thank you, Rory. 72 to 20. Now, James, it's
24:34your letters game. Off we go. Consonant, please, Rachel. Thank you, James. S. Consonant. N.
24:43Consonant. T. Consonant. T. Vowel. E. Vowel. O. Vowel. E.
24:59E. And a final consonant, please. Final M. Stand by.
25:15T. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel.
25:32E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel.
25:32E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel.
25:33E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel. E. Vowel
25:45Well, James?
25:46Nine.
25:47A nine.
25:49Ryan?
25:50Six.
25:51And that six is?
25:53Amends.
25:55Amends, thank you.
25:56Now then, there's nine, James.
25:58Nematodes.
25:59Oh, excellent, well done.
26:02Very lucky.
26:07Nematodes.
26:10Threadworm or roundworm, they are members of the nematode family.
26:14Very, very good.
26:14Wonderful.
26:15Well done there, James.
26:17Okay, Susie, you're on.
26:19It's your wonderful Origins of Words slot.
26:24I'm going to talk about some superstitions at sea today.
26:29Many, many superstitions at sea, unsurprisingly, perhaps fuelled by plentiful rations of rum and old grog.
26:37The big superstition, or the object of superstition at sea, was the albatross, of course.
26:42It was thought to believe very bad luck.
26:45Coleridge, famously, in his ancient mariner, talked about the albatross that was shot by the sailor, and that brought calamity
26:52for all on board.
26:54But the albatross was unlucky, but there was one that superstition held was very lucky, a bird that would land
27:01on a ship at sea.
27:02And that was the booby.
27:04Now, the booby was so named from the Latin bulbus or bobo, which meant stupid, or sort of faltering, slightly
27:12kind of dim, if you like.
27:13It's where we talk about making a boob today, it goes back to that same route.
27:18And the booby was so cool because apparently it was very easily caught, and it would be captured by the
27:23sailors because it was considered to be lucky.
27:25Who knows, perhaps they sometimes ate it for food in dire circumstances.
27:29But its stupidity, of course, then gave us the booby prize and everything that would be associated with being a
27:36dancer as simple as today.
27:37But superstition held that that booby was, in fact, incredibly lucky.
27:42Oh, excellent. Well done.
27:44Very good.
27:48Thank you, Susie.
27:50Thank you. 90 plays 20.
27:52Ryan. Ryan, your letters game. Off we go.
27:55A vowel, please.
27:56Thank you, Ryan.
27:57E.
27:58And a consonant.
27:59T.
28:01Another vowel.
28:03I.
28:04A consonant.
28:06F.
28:07Another consonant.
28:09R.
28:10A vowel.
28:12A.
28:13Another vowel.
28:15E.
28:17A consonant, please.
28:19W.
28:20And a final consonant.
28:22And a final M.
28:24And here's the countdown clock.
28:27T.
28:58Ryan.
28:59Only a five.
29:01A five from Ryan.
29:02And James?
29:03Seven.
29:04And a seven.
29:05Ryan.
29:06Maitre.
29:07Maitre.
29:08And?
29:09Fiatie.
29:12Yes, it is in there.
29:13Scottish term for a coward or timid person.
29:17A fiatie.
29:18A fiatie.
29:19What else have we got then?
29:20Susie?
29:21Rory?
29:22We've got wartime.
29:23Yes.
29:24Or, er, that would be seven.
29:26Or, meteor.
29:28And meteor.
29:29Meteor.
29:30As in, more meaty.
29:31More meaty.
29:32As in meteorite.
29:33No, I want to lose.
29:35Meaty.
29:3797 to 20.
29:38James.
29:40Off we go.
29:40It's a letters game for you.
29:41Continent, please, Rachel.
29:44Thank you, James.
29:45T.
29:46Er, consonant.
29:48S.
29:49Consonant.
29:51P.
29:52Er, consonant.
29:54C.
29:56Er, vowel.
29:58O.
30:00Er, vowel.
30:02E.
30:03Er, vowel.
30:06A.
30:08Er, consonant.
30:11L.
30:13And a final, er, vowel, please.
30:18A final I.
30:20And it's count, Dan.
30:22And a final, er, vowel.
30:52What, James?
30:54Eight.
30:55An eight.
30:55Ryan?
30:57Seven.
30:59And your seven is?
31:01Pilates.
31:03Pilates.
31:04What about James?
31:06Opacites.
31:08It's bound to be something obscure.
31:12I would just say Pilates is capitalised, unfortunately, because it's an eponym.
31:17Sorry about that.
31:17But opacite is in.
31:19You can put the S on.
31:20A geological term for microscopic dark grains occurring in igneous rocks.
31:25Cool.
31:26Well done.
31:27That's fine.
31:31That takes you over the line there to 105.
31:35What about the corner?
31:37Yeah, actually, I think we've managed to get a nine.
31:39We have.
31:40We have.
31:40I don't know how you didn't get this, James.
31:42It's alopecist.
31:45Alopecist, which is, I think, somebody who treats alopecia.
31:49Absolutely right.
31:54Well done.
31:56105 days 20.
31:57That's terrific stuff there, James.
32:00Now it's a numbers game.
32:01Final one for Ryan.
32:03Rachel, can I have six small ones, please?
32:04You can indeed.
32:06Six little ones challenged to finish off the week.
32:08And they are on two, three, eight, six, one, and another eight.
32:16And the target, 558.
32:19Five, five, eight.
32:21Five, five, five, five, six, one, and another eight.
32:24Five, five, six, one, and another eight.
32:38Five, five, six, one, and another eight.
32:38Five, six, one, and another eight.
32:39Five, six, one, and another eight.
32:39Five, six, one, and another eight.
32:39Five, six, one, and another eight.
32:40Five, six, one, and another eight.
32:40Five, six, one, and another eight.
32:40Five, six, one, and another eight.
32:40Five, six, one, and another eight.
32:41Five, six, one, and another eight.
32:41Five, six, one, and another eight.
32:43Five, six, one, and another eight.
32:51Ryan, nowhere near.
32:54No.
32:55Over to the mathematician over there.
32:57James.
32:585, 5, 8, I think.
33:00Yes.
33:016 plus 3 is 9.
33:036 plus 3, 9.
33:058 multiplied by 8 is 64.
33:08Yeah.
33:09Take away the 2 for 62.
33:1262.
33:13And 62 times 9 is 558, I think.
33:16It is indeed.
33:17Well done.
33:17Oh, well done.
33:18Well done.
33:23Excellent.
33:24All right.
33:24Into the final round, chaps.
33:26Fingers on buzzers.
33:28Good luck to you both.
33:29Let's roll today's countdown conundrum.
33:35Yes, James?
33:36Returning?
33:37Returning.
33:38Let's see whether you're right.
33:39Very quick.
33:40And here it is.
33:41Returning.
33:42Well done.
33:49Fabulous.
33:50And you're returning on Monday as it happens.
33:52I'll come back to you in a second there.
33:54Ryan.
33:56Sometimes you get unlucky.
33:59And your bad luck was pitching up against Mr. Horton over there.
34:03Thank you very much.
34:04You take this home to West Wales with you with our blessing and travel safely.
34:09See you on Monday.
34:10Well done.
34:11That's four good wins.
34:12That's terrific.
34:13One, two, five.
34:15Excellent.
34:15We'll see you on Monday.
34:17See you then.
34:18All right.
34:19Rory, will you come back on Monday?
34:22Absolutely.
34:23Please.
34:23All right.
34:24We look forward to seeing you then.
34:25Yeah.
34:25And Susie too, of course.
34:26Of course, yeah.
34:26Both of you.
34:27We'll see you on Monday.
34:28See you on Monday.
34:29Join us then.
34:30Same time, same place.
34:31You be sure of it.
34:32A very good afternoon to you all.
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