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00:02MUSIC
00:23Thank you very much indeed. Hello, I'm Alexander Armstrong,
00:25and a very warm welcome to Pointers, The Quiz,
00:27where knowing the obvious is actually a disadvantage.
00:29Let's meet today's players.
00:34And couple number one. Hi, I'm Edward.
00:37This is Sue, my mum, and we're from Sheffield.
00:39Couple number two. I'm Graham.
00:40This is my wife Natalie, and we're from just around the corner in Stanmore.
00:44Couple number three. Hello, I'm Daniel.
00:46I'm from London. This is my friend Rosie from Wigan.
00:50And finally, couple number four. Hi, I'm Lesley.
00:53This is Ross, my brother. I live in Hastings.
00:57He lives in Crawley.
00:58And these are today's contestants.
01:01Thank you very much indeed, everybody.
01:02A very, very warm welcome to Pointless.
01:04There's only one more person left for me to introduce.
01:06A TV presenter who gave birth to her daughter
01:08without using any drugs, which is impressive.
01:11But I found it's the 18 years afterwards
01:13when you really need the help.
01:14It's my new Pointless friend. It is Angela Scanlon!
01:18Hello!
01:19Hello.
01:19I love that.
01:20That's going to be in my ex, formerly Twitter,
01:23Biog, from now on.
01:25Very good.
01:25I mean, was that just because it was so quick
01:27or you were determined not to do it?
01:28Well, no.
01:29I was quite determined first time round.
01:31Second time round, it was at home.
01:33Yeah.
01:34And there was no access to anything.
01:35I did gas and air first time round.
01:37Did you mean it to be at home?
01:38Or it just came on so fast?
01:39No, no, no.
01:39I did mean for it to be at home.
01:41I wanted it to be kind of holistic and, you know,
01:44breathing it out through a golden thread and all that.
01:46I mean, it was absolutely horrendous, but it was at home.
01:48I went to bed after.
01:49That's nice.
01:50Yeah, it was lovely.
01:51Yeah.
01:51Well, listen, welcome.
01:52It's lovely to have you here.
01:53What a start, guys.
01:55Very exciting.
01:55Hi.
01:56Now, listen, Gillian and Chi Wai got through to the final last time.
02:00Oh, they were good.
02:01They didn't win the jackpot, though,
02:03which means we add another £1,000 to that.
02:05Today's jackpot starts off at £5,750.
02:10Right.
02:11If everyone's ready, let's play point.
02:19Just try and remember at all times
02:20that it's the pair with the highest score
02:22at the end of each round that gets eliminated,
02:24so keep your scores as low as you can,
02:25and everything should be terrific.
02:27Very best of luck to everybody.
02:29Our first category this afternoon is...
02:33Folklore.
02:34Can you all decide in your pairs who's going to go first,
02:36who's going to go second?
02:37And whoever's going first,
02:38please step up to the podium.
02:43OK, and the question concerns...
02:48Mythical and supernatural creatures.
02:51Angela.
02:52So, on each board,
02:53we're going to show you seven clues
02:54to different types of mythical or supernatural creatures
02:57along with the first letter
02:58and the number of letters in each creature's name.
03:01Please give us the creature that you think
03:03the fewest of our 100 people identified.
03:06Thank you very much indeed.
03:08Let's reveal our first board of seven clues
03:10to these creatures.
03:11And here they are.
03:12In Egyptian and Greek mythology,
03:14a creature with a lion's body
03:16and a human head.
03:17S.
03:17Six.
03:18A reanimated corpse,
03:20typically capable of slow movement
03:22but not rational thought.
03:24Z.
03:24Six.
03:25A female spirit whose wailing
03:27is said to forewarn death
03:28with a name derived from the Gaelic
03:30for woman of the fairies.
03:33B.
03:33Seven.
03:34In Roman mythology,
03:35a rural deity,
03:36typically represented as a man
03:37with goat's ears, horns, tail and back legs.
03:41F.
03:42Four.
03:43A mythical horse-like creature
03:45with a single horn growing from its forehead.
03:48U.
03:48Seven.
03:50In Greek mythology,
03:51a fire-breathing female monster
03:52with a lion's head,
03:54a goat's body and a serpent's tail.
03:56C.
03:57Seven.
03:58And a large legendary ape-like creature
04:01said to inhabit the Himalayan mountains.
04:03Y.
04:05Four.
04:06Sounds like my dream dinner party.
04:09There they all are.
04:10Seven of them.
04:11And you,
04:12makes a nice round eight.
04:13Two.
04:14Perfect.
04:15There we are now.
04:16Edward, welcome back to Pointless.
04:17Great to have you with us again.
04:18Tell us more.
04:19More about yourself.
04:20I like to play music.
04:23I've played guitar for quite a long time now.
04:25I used to play in front of people
04:26but now I tend to do it in the basement.
04:28Behind them?
04:29Yeah, in the basement with the lights out
04:30when everyone's asleep.
04:32Were you in a band?
04:33I have been in bands in the past, yeah.
04:36I've done some.
04:36What kind of music do you like to play?
04:38I tend to play like very unpopular, abstract sort of folk.
04:43Abstract.
04:43You played on acoustic?
04:45Yeah, I've got both, yeah.
04:46Fair enough.
04:47Now, Edward, these creatures?
04:49Yep.
04:50I'm not sure about all of them
04:52but I'll go for the middle one, Roman mythology
04:54and I'll say fawn.
04:56Fawn, says Edward.
04:57Shall we see how many of our 100 people said fawn?
05:02Fawn is absolutely right.
05:05That goatish creature.
05:08And down he goes to 12.
05:09This is a terrific score, Edward.
05:10What a good start to the round, to the show,
05:13to your tenure, to everything.
05:15We're off.
05:15Fawns, they live in the forest
05:17and they're said to enjoy dancing and playing the flute,
05:20like Michael Flatley.
05:21That's right.
05:21The character of Mr Tumnus from the Narnia Stories,
05:25he's very good at the flute.
05:26Yes.
05:27He's a fawn.
05:28Does Michael Flatley play the flute?
05:30He does.
05:30Yes, of course he does.
05:31Incredibly well.
05:32He also boxes and he paints using his feet.
05:35He paints with his feet as he's dancing.
05:37Amazing.
05:38Exactly like that.
05:39Yeah.
05:40Amazing.
05:41A man of many talents like yourself.
05:42Thank you very much indeed.
05:44Graham, welcome to Pointless.
05:46It's lovely to have you here.
05:47Tell us all about yourself.
05:49I'm 72, almost.
05:51London black cab driver, living nearby in London.
05:56Very nice.
05:57How many years have you...
05:58January coming will be 50.
06:00That's an impressive tenure on the cabs.
06:03What do you like doing when you park up?
06:05I mean, when you're not driving, I mean.
06:06Well, I like going to the theatre, like walking,
06:11like watching films, like going out eating.
06:14Very nice.
06:15Lots of things like that.
06:16Lots of things like that.
06:17Perfect.
06:18Now, Graham, lots of creatures there from mythology,
06:21but what are they?
06:23I think I will go for the Sphinx, number one.
06:28You're going to go for the Sphinx, the Egyptian creature
06:30with a lion's body and human head.
06:32Sphinx.
06:32How many of our 100 said that?
06:35Sphinx is right.
06:3812 is the only score we have at the moment.
06:4120 for Sphinx.
06:42Not bad.
06:44Not bad at all.
06:44The great Sphinx of Giga is one of Egypt's most recognisable landmarks.
06:48It's made purely out of limestone, if you didn't know.
06:51Experts estimate it would have taken 100 people three years to create it.
06:56Wow.
06:57Not quite the same as your tenure, but three years is a good old inning.
07:00Three is pretty good.
07:01100 people all working at the same time.
07:03Mm-hm.
07:04That's how we make this programme.
07:06Yes.
07:06Each programme.
07:07100 people, three years.
07:10Lovingly crafted.
07:12Daniel, welcome to Pointless.
07:14Hello.
07:14Great to have you here.
07:16Introduce yourself to the room and to the nation.
07:18So, I said I was from London.
07:20You did.
07:21But...
07:21You lied.
07:22I am a liar.
07:24No, I was born in Tokyo, so I would say I'm from Tokyo.
07:28My mum's English and my dad's German.
07:30Came to uni, that's where I met Rosie in Manchester.
07:35And I'm now working in London, yeah.
07:37Amazing.
07:37So, I mean, you can say you're Japanese, I suppose.
07:40You're born in Japan.
07:41I was born in Japan, but I don't have a passport.
07:43You don't have the passport.
07:44No, so...
07:45I see.
07:45But how is your Japanese?
07:46It's OK.
07:47You can speak it fairly well.
07:48Fairly well.
07:49Conversational.
07:50Yes.
07:50This is very good.
07:51Daniel, the board.
07:53So, I know a few.
07:56It's just which one might be lower.
07:59I think I'll go for Banshee.
08:02The woman of the fairies.
08:03Yes.
08:03Shall we see if that's right?
08:04How many of our 100 people said Banshee?
08:08Well, it'll be very interesting to see where this ends up.
08:1020 is our high score, 12 is our low.
08:13There we are, 28 for Banshee.
08:16Good.
08:17Historical accounts of Banshees go back to the 8th century,
08:20and each family was said to have a different whale.
08:23Do you know your whale?
08:25No.
08:25It's a bit like a ringtone, isn't it?
08:27It's exactly like that.
08:29Yeah.
08:31Yeah.
08:31Yeah.
08:32Exactly that.
08:33Or, do I know mine?
08:35Yeah.
08:36I don't know.
08:37Do you know yours?
08:38Wow.
08:40Hang on, that's the beginning of Doctor Who.
08:43Yeah, it's...
08:44That might be yours.
08:46Oh, it is?
08:47Nice work.
08:48Thank you very much.
08:51Now then, Lesley, welcome back to Point.
08:53It's wonderful to have you with us a second time.
08:55Tell us more about yourself.
08:57Erm, I enjoy baking and erm, I like baking chocolate hazelnut
09:04spread cakes.
09:05Three-tiered.
09:06Quite often when people say they like baking,
09:08that's a preamble to them saying,
09:09and I've brought something for you.
09:11Have you?
09:12No, unfortunately not.
09:15OK.
09:15OK.
09:16What else do you like?
09:17Erm, I've also made gooseberry ice lollies,
09:22which are really nice as well.
09:24Yum.
09:24Erm, how exciting.
09:26Lesley, you're the last person to have this board.
09:28Do you want to talk us through it, fill in all the blanks?
09:30No, I know most of them, I don't know one of them,
09:34but I'm going to go for the bottom one and say Yeti.
09:39Yeti, says Lesley.
09:40Let's see how many of our 100 people said Yeti.
09:44Yeti's right.
09:4628 is our high score, 12 is our low.
09:4944.
09:50For Yeti.
09:51Well, Sherpa's advised that if you're under attack,
09:54listen up, from a Yeti, run downhill.
09:58This is because female Yeti's have very large breasts
10:02that they need to throw over their shoulders to run.
10:05And they would then slip off going downhill,
10:10slowing them down.
10:10So, basically, in 50% of cases, you're at an advantage.
10:15Exactly.
10:16I don't know what the lads do with their...
10:18I don't know.
10:18..what they throw over the shoulder.
10:19Also over the other shoulder.
10:21I mean, it's, yeah.
10:22Yes.
10:23Fabulous.
10:23Really fabulous.
10:24What a sight.
10:26Shall we go through the rest of the scores?
10:28Yes.
10:28Do you know any of these?
10:29I think I probably do.
10:31Yes, I can give you zombie for the reanimated corpse.
10:34Nice.
10:35That scored 54.
10:36I can give you unicorn for the mythical horse-like creature.
10:4164.
10:42And the fire-breathing.
10:44This is a chimera, I think.
10:46The lion's head, goat's body and serpent's tail.
10:49Best answer on the board, seven.
10:51Nice.
10:52There we are.
10:53Thank you very much.
10:54Halfway through the round, let's have a quick look at those scores.
10:5512, Edward.
10:56Best score of the pass.
10:57Very well done indeed.
10:58In fact, as we go along, the scores get greater.
11:00So, up to 20 where we find Graham and Natalie,
11:02up to 28 where we find Daniel and Rosie,
11:04and then up to 44 where we find Leslie and Ross.
11:07So, Ross, you get the new board.
11:08Let's start with a lovely low number from you, if we may.
11:12And that will reset everything.
11:13Good luck with that.
11:13We're going to come back down the line now.
11:15Will the second players please step up to the podium?
11:20OK, let us put seven more clues to mythical and supernatural creatures
11:24up on the board and here they are.
11:26Seven of them.
11:27mythical creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion.
11:31G.
11:31Seven.
11:32A creature in Scottish folklore that resembles a seal in water
11:35but assumes human form when on land.
11:38S.
11:38Six.
11:39A small, delicate, human-like figure in European folktales
11:42typically depicted with pointed ears and magical powers.
11:46E.
11:46Three.
11:47Creature in Latin American folklore said to attack livestock,
11:50whose name is derived from the Spanish for goat sucker.
11:54C.
11:55Ten.
11:56A cave-dwelling giant in Scandinavian mythology
11:59with a name now also applied to someone who deliberately antagonises
12:02people on the internet.
12:03T.
12:04Five.
12:05Fanged creature repelled by garlic and destroyed by sunlight.
12:09V.
12:09Seven.
12:10And a mythical bird that was consumed by fire every 500 years
12:14and then born again, rising from the ashes.
12:18P.
12:19Seven.
12:19Ross, welcome back to Pointless.
12:22Let's hear a bit more about you, Ross.
12:24Well, I like a city break, so I've been on a few this year.
12:28I went to Seville, Paris for the Olympics
12:31and then I was in Amsterdam as well for my birthday, which is lovely.
12:35Very nice indeed.
12:36Is this something you do regularly?
12:38I try to.
12:39I try to.
12:39It's the one place that leaps out.
12:42You think, oh, we must go there again.
12:43I'd like to go back to Amsterdam again.
12:46It looks lovely.
12:46Yeah.
12:47Lovely.
12:48Now, listen, Ross, you're on 44.
12:49You are a high scorer.
12:50Well, the high scorer, in fact, at the moment.
12:53Would you like to find a lovely low-scoring answer on this board?
12:57I think I know most of them.
12:59I think I'm going to go for Chupacabra, for the goat sucker.
13:02For the goat sucker.
13:04Chupacabra, Chupacabra.
13:06You don't get a red line because you are the high scorers,
13:09but let's see how far down the column we go with Chupacabra.
13:14It's right, Ross.
13:15And to my ear, sounds like exactly the kind of answer we needed from you.
13:20Because look at that.
13:21Down he goes to eight.
13:22This is superb.
13:23Taking your total up to 52.
13:25Beautiful.
13:25Now, descriptions vary.
13:26Some say it's a reptilian and the size of a small bear,
13:30with a row of spines from the neck to the base of the tail,
13:33while others depict it more dog-like.
13:35Both types are said to have red eyes and sharp fangs.
13:39It's a bit like a Gruffalo, in other words, then.
13:41I guess so.
13:41Sounds like it. Yeah.
13:42Yeah.
13:43Thank you very much indeed, Angela.
13:45Now, Rosie, welcome to Pointless.
13:46It's lovely to have you here.
13:47Hi.
13:47Tell us all about yourself, Rosie.
13:49Erm, so I'm from Wigan.
13:51I work at a local college.
13:53I work in marketing.
13:54Erm, I'm currently learning Spanish.
13:56And I went to Seville last year, actually,
13:58and did a language course.
13:59Very nice.
14:00How long was the course there?
14:01Erm, about three months.
14:02That's quite immersive.
14:04Yeah.
14:04That's really good.
14:05And now, I presume, you can do it with an app, can you?
14:07Erm, yeah, yeah, yeah.
14:08That's how I'm doing it at the minute, yeah.
14:09Yeah, actually.
14:10Is it that little slightly nagging app with the bird?
14:12Yeah, yeah, that's all.
14:13Yes, I do that.
14:14Yes, very good.
14:15Rosie, you're on 28.
14:1623 or less gets you into the next round.
14:20Can you identify these creatures?
14:22What are we thinking?
14:23I wish I knew more of them, but I'll go with the first one
14:26and say Griffin.
14:28Griffin, for the mythical creature with the head and wings
14:31of an eagle, body of a lion.
14:32Griffin, here's your red line.
14:33Can we get you below that red line with Griffin?
14:38Griffin is right.
14:43Ooh, look at that.
14:44You needed 23, you got 23.
14:46Taking your total up to 51.
14:49Lucky.
14:49It is thought that griffins were used as decorative motifs
14:52in the eastern Mediterranean as far back as 2000 BCE.
14:56Apparently, they were considered to be strong, protective
14:59with a zero tolerance of evil.
15:01I like them.
15:02Yes.
15:03Very good.
15:04Perfect, thank you very much indeed.
15:05Yes, that all computes.
15:06Well done.
15:07Natalie, welcome to Pointless.
15:08It's lovely to have you here.
15:09Tell us all about yourself.
15:10I'm 67 years old and I'm a medical secretary.
15:14I like the theatre.
15:16I like...
15:16I watch all sports.
15:18I'm a very avid sports watcher.
15:20Are you?
15:21Which particular sport do you love?
15:22Football.
15:23Football.
15:24That's going to come in so handy across your Pointless career.
15:28Sorry, I interrupted you.
15:29Other things you love, though, Natalie?
15:31We like cruising.
15:32We've been on a lot of cruises.
15:34Very nice.
15:35What is the most exotic cruise you've been on?
15:37It's coming up.
15:38We're actually going to the Caribbean in February.
15:40Oh, how glorious.
15:41For how long?
15:42For two weeks.
15:44Oh, that's going to be magical.
15:45Lovely.
15:46Now, Natalie, you are on 20.
15:4831 or less gets you into round two.
15:51What are we thinking?
15:52I know three of them, but my best chance, I think, is the bottom one, Phoenix.
15:59Phoenix, says Natalie.
16:00Here is your red line.
16:02Shall we see if we can get you below this red line with Phoenix?
16:07Phoenix is right.
16:1156 for Phoenix, taking your total up to 76.
16:15Legend says that only one Phoenix was allowed to live at any one time,
16:19making them extremely rare, though in the Harry Potter world
16:22they're kept as pets.
16:24Slightly different flavour.
16:25Such as Fawkes, the companion of Dumbledore.
16:27That is right.
16:29Yes.
16:29Only one.
16:30Very lonely existence.
16:32It would be, wouldn't it?
16:32But I imagine you feel very special.
16:34Yeah, there's that.
16:36There's that.
16:37Yeah.
16:37And if you get cold, you know what's coming.
16:39Yeah, exactly.
16:41Winter.
16:41There we are.
16:42Thank you very much indeed.
16:43Now, Sue, welcome back to Pointless.
16:45Great to have you with us a second time.
16:46Tell us more about yourself, Sue.
16:47Well, when I retired from teaching after 35 years,
16:52I'd decided that I'd had a very good career
16:54and felt I should give something back.
16:57So I went to Ethiopia for a year volunteering.
17:00Wow, my goodness.
17:01What a brilliant thing to have done.
17:02Yeah, it was.
17:02It was a bit, um...
17:05To begin with.
17:06Yes.
17:06But once you got used to it, no water, no electricity,
17:08it was fantastic.
17:10Rather lovely.
17:11It was.
17:11Did you end up thinking,
17:12no, I could probably stay here, actually?
17:14Well, yeah, I did.
17:14Oh, my gosh, I want to go back.
17:15I have been back to see them again, yeah.
17:17Yeah.
17:17Interesting.
17:18Very interesting.
17:18Now, Sue, you're on 12, 63 or less gets you into the next round.
17:22Would you like to talk us through the board?
17:24No, thank you.
17:25OK.
17:25Well, I would, but I wish I'd have done the first board,
17:28but anyway.
17:29Ah, yes, this one's got a mixture of very easy ones
17:31and really impossible ones.
17:32Absolutely.
17:33Second one, I'm not a clue.
17:35Third one, is it an elf?
17:37Erm, the next one, it's a troll, but I suppose I'll go for a vampire.
17:43You're going to go for a vampire.
17:45There we are.
17:45The fanged creature repelled by garlic.
17:47Let's see how many of our 100 people said vampire.
17:49You get a red line.
17:50It's nice and high.
17:54Oh, you've done it.
17:55Look at that, 59 for vampire.
17:57Very well done indeed, Sue.
17:59Taking your total up to 71.
18:00This is superb.
18:02Shall we go through the rest of the scores?
18:04Do you know any of these?
18:05I feel like you do.
18:06I mean, I only know what Sue knew.
18:08Yes.
18:08I knew.
18:1045.
18:1145?
18:12I thought it was going to be much higher than that.
18:14Yes, same.
18:16And then troll for the cave-dwelling giant.
18:18Yes, that would have been a 37.
18:20Oh, right, 37.
18:21And the one that seems to have stumped everybody.
18:24I do know this one.
18:25Go on.
18:26I know I can't remember what it is, but I know that when you say it,
18:30I'll go, yes.
18:31One of those.
18:33Selkie.
18:33Yes.
18:34Yeah, that would have got you seven.
18:36Thank you very much indeed, Angela.
18:37We've come to the end of our first round.
18:39You'll be glad to hear.
18:40It does mean I have the sorry task of saying goodbye to Natalie and Graham
18:43with a high score of 76.
18:45Thank you so much for coming to play.
18:46We'll see you next time.
18:47And look forward to it very much indeed, Natalie and Graham.
18:50With the remaining three pairs, though, it is now time for round two.
18:56APPLAUSE
18:58There we are.
18:59Very well done indeed, everybody.
19:02Here we are in the giddy atmosphere of round two.
19:06Wonderful that we're all here.
19:07You'll notice that we're down to three pairs.
19:08That's just pointless, I'm afraid.
19:10But Ross, well done.
19:12Our lowest individual scorer in that last round.
19:13And Rosie and Daniel, our lowest combined scorers.
19:15So, fantastic work.
19:16But best of luck to everybody.
19:18Our category for round two today is...
19:22..the albums chart.
19:23Can you all decide in your pairs who wants to go first,
19:25who wants to go second?
19:26And whoever's going first, please step up to the podium.
19:32OK, let's find out what the question is.
19:34Here it comes.
19:35We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many...
19:40..acts with five or more UK number one albums as they could.
19:44Angela.
19:45Well, we'd like you to give us the name of any act
19:48that has had at least five different albums
19:51at number one in the UK albums charts.
19:53That is according to officialcharts.com
19:55as of the end of September 2024.
19:59Good luck if you're playing along at home.
20:01Thank you very much indeed.
20:02Now, Sue.
20:04Always tricky going first.
20:07So, yes.
20:08Any act that's had five UK number one albums.
20:10That's a substantial act.
20:12Yes.
20:13I'm going...
20:14Blur.
20:15Blur, says Sue.
20:16Shall we see how many of our 100?
20:18Said Blur.
20:21Blur is right.
20:28And look at that, down to five, Sue.
20:30Very well done indeed.
20:31Five for Blur.
20:32Edward wasn't so sure, but yes.
20:34Seven UK number one albums to date for Blur.
20:37The first and best-selling being Parklife in 1994,
20:40which won the Brit Award for best British album the following year.
20:44The most recent number one for them was The Ballad of Darren in 2023.
20:50There we are.
20:51Thank you very much indeed, Angela.
20:53Rosie.
20:54Aye.
20:57Erm...
20:58Not 100% certain, but I'm going to say U2.
21:02U2, says Rosie.
21:03Shall we see how many of our 100 said U2?
21:07U2's right.
21:13Down goes U2.
21:14Another great answer.
21:15Four for U2.
21:17U2 have 11 number one albums in the UK.
21:19Their chart-topping albums include the 80s albums War,
21:23The Unforgettable Fire and The Joshua Tree,
21:25an absolute classic.
21:27Each of which has spent more than 100 weeks in the top 100.
21:31Mm.
21:31That was very good.
21:32Very good.
21:33Well done, you two.
21:34Well done.
21:35You two.
21:35Nice.
21:37Leslie.
21:39So, act with all these massive number one albums.
21:43I'm going to say David Bowie.
21:46OK.
21:47David Bowie, says Leslie.
21:49Shall we see how many of our 100 people said that?
21:53Yes, absolutely right.
21:55Well, five is our high score, four is our low.
22:00Four.
22:01There you are, joining Rosie and Daniel on four.
22:03Brilliant.
22:0411 UK number one albums for Bowie.
22:06These include the studio albums Aladdin Sane,
22:09which was his first number one album in 1973,
22:12and Black Star, which topped the chart posthumously in 2016.
22:17Very good.
22:17Thank you very much indeed, Angela.
22:19We're halfway through the second round.
22:20Shall we have a quick recap of those scores
22:22for the best score of the past?
22:23Very well done.
22:24Leslie and Ross, Rosie and Daniel,
22:26that's where you currently reside.
22:28Then Sue and Edward, you're on five.
22:30So, yes, Edward, just, yeah,
22:32if you can score one less than everyone else,
22:34then that will make our jobs quite impossible.
22:36Good luck with that.
22:37We're going to come back down the line now.
22:38Will the second players please step up to the podium?
22:44OK.
22:45So, Ross, remember, we're looking for acts with five or more
22:47UK number one albums.
22:50And your, yes, joint low scorers.
22:53I'm going to say Queen.
22:55OK, Queen, says Ross.
22:57You sort of have a notional red line here,
23:00which is on the point of pointless.
23:02So, let's see how many of our 100 people said Queen.
23:07Queen is right.
23:13APPLAUSE
23:1423 for Queen, Ross.
23:16Taking your total up to 27.
23:18Yes, Queen have had ten UK number one albums,
23:21including their first Greatest Hits album,
23:24which is the best-selling album of all time in the UK,
23:26surpassing seven million sales.
23:29Goodness me.
23:30Thank you very much indeed.
23:31Now, Daniel, there you are.
23:3322 or less gets you in.
23:36That's not any help, is it?
23:37I could go really obscure.
23:39Yes.
23:39And mess up.
23:41Or...
23:42It's hard.
23:43Well, I know it is.
23:44I think I'm going to try Fleetwood Mac.
23:47Fleetwood Mac, says Daniel.
23:49You're getting a small nod from Rosie,
23:51which I think is a good sign.
23:52Let's see where your red line is.
23:54Here it comes.
23:54Can we get you below that with Fleetwood Mac?
23:58Oh, no!
24:01That's just a travesty.
24:02I thought that was a superb answer.
24:04Daniel, I am so sorry.
24:06I can only apologise on behalf of the record-buying public.
24:10That scored you 100 points.
24:12Takes your total up to 104.
24:13They had four number one albums,
24:16and I think they were all mammoth.
24:18So, yeah, I definitely thought there would be five.
24:21Surely.
24:22Yeah.
24:22Well, there we are.
24:24Um, Edward, you are on five.
24:2798 or less gets you through.
24:29Any act that's had five or more number one albums.
24:33OK, so I'm going to go as safe as I can.
24:36I can't believe I'm saying this, but Coldplay.
24:39Coldplay, says Edward.
24:41You get a red line and it's way up there.
24:45Um, what happens when we say Coldplay?
24:49There we are, Edward.
24:52It did exactly what you needed it to do.
24:55Down to go to 13, take to a close up to 18.
24:58You are in the head-to-head.
24:59Do you not like Coldplay?
25:01Well, you're not supposed to, are you?
25:04I love Coldplay.
25:17You are one.
25:18Marvellous.
25:18What other answers might there have been, Angela?
25:21Well, there were over 20 pointless answers.
25:23So, before we see some of them, I'll give you some of the low scores.
25:26Two points for Bruce Springsteen.
25:28Celine Dion, obviously.
25:29Eminem.
25:30George Michael.
25:31Paul McCartney.
25:31Prince.
25:32And Rod Stewart.
25:33And one point for Arctic Monkeys.
25:36Ariana Grande.
25:37Bon Jovi.
25:38Drake.
25:39Green Day.
25:40Iron Maiden.
25:40The Killers.
25:41I feel like that might be more your wheelhouse.
25:43Police.
25:44Phil Collins.
25:46Olly Murs.
25:46And here are some of the pointless answers.
25:51Barbra Streisand.
25:53Bob Dylan.
25:54Erasure.
25:57Foo Fighters.
25:58Liam Gallagher.
26:00R.E.M.
26:02Radiohead.
26:03Simply Red.
26:04And The Script.
26:06There we are.
26:06Well, thank you very much indeed.
26:08That brings us to the end of our second round,
26:10and it means we have to say goodbye to Daniel and Rosie.
26:11I'm so sorry.
26:12Fleetwood Mac.
26:13I mean, great answer.
26:15I maintain that.
26:17Wrong though it might have been.
26:18Anyway, we'll look forward to seeing you next time,
26:19but thank you very much for playing Daniel and Rosie.
26:21For the remaining two pairs, it is now time for the Head to Head.
26:30Congratulations, Leslie and Ross, Edward and Sue.
26:33You are now one step closer to the final and a chance to play for our jackpot,
26:36which currently stands at £5,750.
26:40But it might get even bigger in a moment.
26:42Because before we play the Head to Head, we are going to do a little trove for some pointless answers.
26:46Just for fun.
26:47So here goes.
26:48We gave 100 people 100 seconds to name as many UK offshore wind farms as they could, Angela.
26:57You'll see six options.
26:59Two are scoring, two are pointless, and two are not UK offshore wind farms at all.
27:04£250 in the jackpot for each pointless answer.
27:08Thank you very much indeed.
27:09So can you find the pointless wind farms from these six?
27:14Here we go.
27:15We have Greater Gabbard, Harrison, Triton Knoll, Beatrice, Scroby Sands and Excalibur.
27:25Are you wind farms fans at all?
27:27No.
27:28Not huge.
27:29No.
27:29I like them more than Colt though.
27:30Yeah, you prefer.
27:31What are we thinking?
27:32What do you want to go for?
27:33I think Scroby Sands.
27:35I just like the moving book.
27:36You go for it.
27:38I'm going to guess I just like the name Scroby Sands.
27:42It's a pretty name.
27:43Shall we find out if Scroby Sands is a pointless UK offshore wind farm?
27:49It's an offshore wind farm in the UK.
27:56Ah!
27:57Music!
27:59Music to the ears.
28:00Now, Edward and Sue, let's find the other one.
28:02We haven't had a double pointless in this round for a long time.
28:04Well, it's pure gas.
28:06It would have to be.
28:06We like the sound of Triton Knoll.
28:08Triton Knoll.
28:09Shall we see if Triton Knoll is a pointless UK offshore wind farm?
28:17Well, it's done the first thing it has to do.
28:19It's a wind farm.
28:22Oh!
28:26Nobody knew anything and yet you both instinctively were led to the pointless answers.
28:31Just brilliant.
28:32Double whammy, beautiful.
28:33The Scroby Sands wind farm is off the coast of Great Yarmouth and Triton Knoll is off the coast of
28:38Lincolnshire.
28:39So, the red herrings, Harrison doesn't exist.
28:44The windmills of your mind was a hit in 1969 for Noel Harrison, Rex Harrison's son.
28:50And Excalibur, this is the opposite of renewable energy.
28:54Excalibur is one of the Arthurian gas fields in the North Sea.
28:59The fields are named after Arthurian legend.
29:01And we have Greater Gabbard.
29:03It's off the coast of Suffolk.
29:04Four, one.
29:06And Beatrice.
29:07It's a wind farm off Caithness coast.
29:10And that scored four.
29:12Thank you very much indeed.
29:13Well done.
29:14You have managed to find both pointless answers,
29:16which means we can watch £500 add themselves to the jackpot,
29:19taking the total up to £6,250.
29:22But who will be playing for it?
29:24Let's find out in the Head to Head.
29:30OK, the first pair to win two questions.
29:31We'll be playing for that jackpot and you're now allowed to play as a pair,
29:34which means you can confer before you give your answers.
29:36Best of luck to everybody.
29:37Our first question today is all about interior designers, Angela.
29:44Yes, we are going to show you five pictures of well-known interior designers.
29:47We've added their initials as an additional clue.
29:50Please give us your very best answer.
29:53Thank you very much indeed.
29:54So let's reveal our five interior designers and here they come.
29:57We have...
29:59K.
30:00H.
30:03B.
30:04L.
30:05L.
30:05B.
30:09C.
30:10M.
30:10O.
30:14D.
30:15T.
30:16C.
30:19E.
30:21W.
30:22M.
30:25There we are.
30:27Five interior designers down the ages.
30:30Leslie and Ross, you are our low scorers.
30:32You get to go first.
30:34OK.
30:34I think we only know two of them.
30:37The one we're going to go for is E.
30:40William Morris.
30:41William Morris.
30:42Say Leslie and Ross.
30:44Now, Edward and Sue, would you like to talk us through the board?
30:47Yeah.
30:48So, Kelly Hoppen, Lawrence Llewellyn Bowen, Michelle Ogundia and Terence Conran.
30:55Which one would you like to go for?
30:56We'll go for Terence Conran.
30:58You'll go for Terence Conran.
31:00OK, so we have William Morris and Terence Conran.
31:02Leslie and Ross went for William Morris for E.
31:06Shall we see how many of our 100 said William Morris?
31:10William Morris is right.
31:16And that goes down to 15.
31:18Good answer.
31:20Arty and crafty.
31:22Edward and Sue, meanwhile, have gone for Terence Conran for D.
31:25Shall we see how many of our 100 said that?
31:30Terence Conran is right.
31:33It has to be 15.
31:35And it does.
31:36It does.
31:36Look at that down.
31:37It gets to six.
31:38Very well done indeed, Sue and Edward.
31:39After one question, you're up 1-0.
31:41Is it just me or is he the spitting image of Alex Ferguson?
31:44He does look like Alex Ferguson.
31:47Yes.
31:48After a bit of a makeover.
31:51Rude.
31:52Yeah.
31:53They've just gone, Alex, sap, sap, sap, sap.
31:55Let's just open these up.
31:56Let's file these down.
31:57There you go.
31:58Yeah, OK.
31:59Bit of steaming.
32:00Bit of steaming.
32:01Exactly.
32:02He's had a hot towel.
32:04Well, Sue and Edward were...
32:06You had a great go at that.
32:07Kelly Hoppen was absolutely right.
32:09Would have got you 10.
32:13Laurence Llewellyn Bowen.
32:1542.
32:17Yes.
32:17And Michelle Ogundihan.
32:19She has been the design expert and head judge for all series of BBC's reality competition, Interior Design Masters.
32:28And that was a pointless answer.
32:30Wow.
32:31Thank you very much indeed, Angela.
32:33OK, here comes your second question.
32:35Lesley and Ross, you've got to win this one, stay in the game.
32:37So, good luck.
32:37Our second question is all about reimagined classics, Angela.
32:44Well, the literary genre known as reimagined classics or parallel literature involves the retelling of a classic work from the
32:51point of view of a new or different character and by a different author.
32:54We are going to show you the titles of five reimagined classics and their authors along with the authors of
33:01the original books on which the later works were based.
33:05We are looking for the title of the original works.
33:08To help you, we'll give you the initials of those works.
33:11Thank you very much indeed.
33:12So, let's reveal our board of clues.
33:15Here they come.
33:15The Other Bennet Sister by Janice Hadlow.
33:19Jane Austen, P.A.P.
33:21James by Percival Everett.
33:24Mark Twain, A.O.H.F.
33:27The Wind Done Gone by Alice Randall.
33:30Margaret Mitchell, GWTW.
33:34Julia by Sandra Newman.
33:36George Orwell, N.E.F.
33:39And Wildwood by Jan Needle.
33:42Kenneth Graham, T.W.I.T.W.
33:46Edward and Sue will go first.
33:49I don't know which one I'll go for.
33:50You don't.
33:51Shall we go for James?
33:53Which is it?
33:54James by Percival Everett.
33:55What is it?
33:56The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
33:58OK, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn for James.
34:01Now, then, Lesley and Ross, would you like to talk us through the board?
34:06I think we know the remaining ones.
34:08The top one is, I think, Pride and Prejudice.
34:10The next one is Gone with the Wind.
34:13And then 1984 and The Wind in the Willows at the bottom.
34:18OK.
34:19OK.
34:20We'll go for 1984.
34:221984, say Lesley and Ross.
34:24So, in the order they were given, Edward and Sue went for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
34:30Let's see how many of our 100 said that for James.
34:38It's right.
34:39And it's a great answer.
34:41Great book as well.
34:42Down it goes to five.
34:44Five for James.
34:45Lesley and Ross, meanwhile, have gone for 1984 for the George Orwell Julia by Sandra Newman.
34:51Let's see how many of our 100 said 1984.
34:561984, again, is right.
34:59And I imagine is a very good answer.
35:01Loud and go!
35:03Nine.
35:04Which means very, very well done indeed.
35:07Edward and Sue, after only two questions, you're straight through to the final.
35:09Two-nil.
35:10Best two answers on the board as well.
35:13Nothing you could have done.
35:13The others were, as you went through the board perfectly, Gone with the Wind at 4-3.
35:19Pride and Prejudice would have gotten you 28.
35:21And The Wind in the Willows was 24.
35:24So, A star.
35:26Thank you very much indeed, Angela.
35:28And the pair leaving us at the end of the head-to-head.
35:30Lesley and Ross, you've been superb.
35:32Hang on, I'm getting deja vu.
35:34Didn't this happen last time?
35:35It did.
35:36Yes.
35:37Next time, show three, will be your dream head-to-head.
35:41Maybe go there.
35:43Anyway, thanks so much for playing.
35:44Lesley and Ross, superb.
35:45For Sue and Edward, though, it is now time for the Pointless final.
35:52Huge congratulations, Edward and Sue.
35:54You have fought off all the competition and you have won our coveted Pointless trophy.
36:05You now have the chance to win our Pointless jackpot.
36:08And at the end of today's show, the jackpot is standing at £6,250.
36:15I mean, that's a jackpot.
36:17We can't always offer a jackpot like that.
36:19But it feels entirely fitting that we should be offering it to you because you've played so incredibly well.
36:25All we need is a Pointless answer from you in this round.
36:27What would you love to see come up on the board?
36:30Uh...
36:32Good.
36:33Edward?
36:34Very obscure electronica albums from 1996 to the year 2000, perhaps.
36:40OK.
36:41Yeah.
36:41Interesting.
36:42Well...
36:43Never know.
36:43As always, you get to choose from the four things that appear on the board behind me.
36:48And today's selection is this.
36:50Andy Murray,
36:52Music Composition,
36:54Grace and Grace on TV,
36:58and 17th Century History.
37:01What do we think?
37:03Not a lot.
37:05I don't know anything about Andy Murray.
37:07No.
37:08Music or 17th Century History?
37:11You choose.
37:12Music Composition.
37:13Music Composition.
37:14It is Angela.
37:16We are looking for any term that appears in Colin's Dictionary Online Words list of types of musical composition.
37:23These are the formal names for types of pieces in classical music.
37:28Or...
37:29Musical Expressions and Tempo Instructions.
37:32These are the instructions that a composer of classical music might write on a musical score
37:37to tell the musicians how to perform the piece.
37:40They are generally in Italian.
37:42Very best of luck.
37:43Thank you very much indeed.
37:44Now, as always, you've got up to one minute to come up with three answers.
37:46All you need to win that jackpot is for just one of those answers to be pointless.
37:50If you can find three pointless answers, we will throw in a £500 bonus.
37:55Are you ready?
37:56Yes.
37:57OK, let's put 60 seconds up on the clock.
37:59There they are.
38:00Your time starts now.
38:02OK, so the second one is musical expressions on notation.
38:06So, things like pianissimo, andante, pizzicato, staccato might be a good one.
38:16Allegro.
38:17Allegro.
38:18Yeah, there's a lot.
38:20I think we'll stick with that one rather than the top one.
38:23Fortissimo, pianissimo, crescendo, diminuendo perhaps.
38:27Diminuendo, pianissimo.
38:28Haven't really got a clue either.
38:30I don't know.
38:33Erm...
38:33What else could we go for?
38:36Erm...
38:37Brave, maybe?
38:38Go for ones that you never know.
38:54Erm...
38:55The one you said about pre, isn't there?
38:57Which one's staccato?
38:58No, no, the opposite of fortissimo.
39:00Pianissimo.
39:00No, there's another one that needs to know.
39:02I'm afraid that's your time up.
39:03OK.
39:04There we are.
39:04It sounds like you've got plenty of ideas swilling round.
39:06What would you like to give me?
39:07OK.
39:08So, should we go for...
39:10Andante.
39:11Andante.
39:13Pianissimo.
39:13Pianissimo.
39:15And...
39:16Brave.
39:17And brave.
39:18Yeah.
39:18And these are all in the second category, musical expressions.
39:21Yeah.
39:22Which of those is your best shot as a pointless answer?
39:25Erm...
39:25Probably brave, but...
39:26OK.
39:27Brave will put last.
39:28Least likely to be pointless?
39:30Pianissimo.
39:30Pianissimo, then andante goes in the middle.
39:32Yeah, sure.
39:32Pianissimo, andante, brave.
39:34OK, well, let's put those answers up on the board in that order.
39:37And here they are.
39:38We have...
39:41Pianissimo, andante, and brave.
39:44Well, if one of these turns out to be pointless,
39:47there is £6,250 up for grabs.
39:51What would you like to do with that?
39:52Edward, I'm going to ask you first.
39:54Well, we're going to take Billy, my son, to Disney World next year.
39:58Excellent.
39:59That'll probably get us a hot dog.
40:02Yeah, might just...
40:03Might even get some onions on top at that rate.
40:05Now, Sue, what about you?
40:07I'll probably give you ten, won't I?
40:09Oh, Sue.
40:10Thanks.
40:11Maybe we'll bring you back a hot dog.
40:13Yes.
40:13Yes.
40:14There.
40:14OK, well, Pianissimo is your first answer.
40:17In all three cases, we're looking for musical expressions and tempo instructions.
40:20Let's see how many of our 100 people said Pianissimo.
40:26Pianissimo.
40:26That's right.
40:27Or rather, Pianissimo is absolutely right.
40:30If it is pointless, it will win you £6,250.
40:33Down we go with Pianissimo, into single flicker, still going down with Pianissimo, still going down, still going down.
40:37You've done it! Look at that!
40:38Very well done, indeed!
40:39Pianissimo!
41:07Pianissimo!
41:10If this is pointless, then we can put Bravais to the test.
41:13And if that is also pointless, then you will win that £500 bonus.
41:16Down we go with Andante, into single picker, still going down with Andante.
41:18Andante, the two.
41:20OK, there we are.
41:21Never mind.
41:21Well, huge congratulations.
41:22You've won £6,250.
41:28Superb work.
41:29Well done, gang.
41:31That was very impressive.
41:32Now, your third answer, Bravais, wasn't actually on Colin's list.
41:36But you also mentioned Diminuendo and Pizzicato.
41:41And they were both pointless, so you could have actually won that bonus.
41:44Wow, never mind.
41:45I know.
41:46It's fine.
41:47You still get your hot dog, babe.
41:49Just the trophy.
41:50OK, you get the trophy, you get the cash.
41:53Perfect.
41:54Before we have a look at some of the pointless answers, you must have been good at this one.
41:59Yes, please.
42:00He's only dying to get into it.
42:02For the musical...
42:04Musical composition.
42:05The musical compositions.
42:06Yes.
42:06I'm going to give you fantasy or impromptu.
42:10Both pointless.
42:11And concertante.
42:13Very good.
42:13Also pointless!
42:14Hooray!
42:15There we are.
42:16Lovely.
42:16You would have won the bonus.
42:17That's exciting.
42:19There you go now.
42:20Good.
42:20There you go.
42:21Let's see some of the other pointless answers, starting with types of musical composition.
42:25Air.
42:26You know, a tune.
42:27Chorus.
42:28Nocturne.
42:29Serenade.
42:30There were lots more lovely pointless answers here, including anthem and bolero, bagatelle,
42:35medley and rhapsody.
42:36Even the words are musical, aren't they?
42:38They just are.
42:39Fabulous.
42:40Now, moving on to the musical expressions and tempo instructions.
42:43Here are some of the pointless answers you may have had.
42:46Diminuendo.
42:48Pianissimo.
42:50Pizzicato.
42:51To be plucked by the finger.
42:52Sotto voce.
42:53Pizzicato.
42:54Extremely quiet.
42:55You're nodding.
42:55Yes.
42:56Again, there was lots of pointless answers here.
42:58Allegro, piano, forte, adagio and crescendo.
43:02Those were the big scores.
43:03Very well done at home if you got any of those pointless answers.
43:06Thank you very much indeed, Angela.
43:08And thanks once again to our winning players, Edward and Sue, who take away today's jackpot
43:12of £6,250.
43:16Join us next time when we'll be putting more obscure knowledge to the test on pointless.
43:19Meanwhile, it's goodbye from Angela.
43:22And it's goodbye from me.
43:23Goodbye.
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