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00:31Well, good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown Studio. Here we are. It's Friday, heading into the weekend, Rachel, and
00:37this weekend it's all about the great British beach clean. Very important and amazing that it's necessary. That's my view.
00:45It's all organised by the Marine Conservation Society.
00:48And last year, 15,000 volunteers went out to clean our beaches and they managed to find and dump 8
00:57,500 kilos of litter. It's amazing. Do you know something? I think that people go on the beach and they
01:02have their picnic and they sort of leave all the rubbish there.
01:05On this assumption that somebody will come along and pick it all up, that the corporation will do it. They'll
01:11come. That's what we pay our rates for. It's terrible, isn't it?
01:14And it's the same when you come off motorways. People, they're sort of, you know, on the slip road and
01:19they've got a couple of minutes because the traffic's heavy.
01:21So they've emptied their car of all their old cans and things. I get mad. Will you join me in
01:27this madness? Oh, completely. In this fury. Yes, I will. It's extraordinary.
01:32You were brought up pretty much near a beach. What was that beach like? Well, my mum actually goes down
01:37and does the beach clean-ups quite regularly, I think.
01:39I think there might have been a Julia Bradbury campaign. Yeah. And my mum goes and joins in. And last
01:43year, Pasha and I, we were on holiday in Greece and beautiful hotel, beautiful stretch of beach.
01:49And then, you know, a few yards down the road, you walk along and it's just plastic, plastic, plastic. Amazing.
01:54We're going in the right direction with awareness and most places have, you know, paper straws now and things like
01:58that. We just need to carry on with it.
02:00Absolutely. And if you see anybody throwing some Emmy out of their car window or dumping, take a picture of
02:06it, of them.
02:08I'll send it to you. Oh, I've got myself in the state. Now, who's with us? Andy Evans is back.
02:13Third good win yesterday. Well done.
02:15Thank you. Yeah. You're on the march, aren't you? Hopefully, yeah.
02:18I think you are. But now you've got to overcome Becky Peckett, a civil servant from Fairham in Hampshire. Welcome.
02:26Welcome.
02:26Thank you. You used to be a cheerleader for the Halifax Blue Sox rugby league team.
02:31You still follow rugby league? No, I don't. No. No.
02:35But there was a time when you were there on the sidelines.
02:38On the pitch. On the pitch, even. Something, yeah.
02:41Brilliant. Thousands of people. Excellent. Listen, have a lot of fun today, both of you.
02:45Good luck to you both. Andy and Beckett, big round of applause now. Come along.
02:53And Susie's over in the corner. Joined once again, a second time, Nina Hussain, newsreader, journalist and prize winner.
03:01Welcome back.
03:04Welcome back.
03:06That RTS award, that's a very prestigious award, I think.
03:09It was very lovely to receive and to get that recognition from the industry.
03:16I mean, obviously, it's all about the people behind you and the stories that you get to cover as well.
03:21But it was very lovely.
03:23But the RTS, that's the one. That's the one.
03:26Now, Andy, your letters came.
03:28Afternoon, Rachel.
03:29Afternoon, Andy.
03:30Consonant, please.
03:31Thank you. Start today with T.
03:34And another.
03:36D.
03:36And a third.
03:38S.
03:39And a vowel, please.
03:41E.
03:41And a second.
03:43I.
03:43And a third.
03:45U.
03:46And the fourth.
03:47O.
03:49Consonant.
03:51T.
03:52And the final consonant, please.
03:55Final S.
03:57And here's the countdown clock.
04:01The final consonant, please.
04:02The final listener could make Hoversy.
04:29Andy?
04:30I'll stick with seven.
04:32Seven, Becky?
04:33Six.
04:33And your six is?
04:34Douses.
04:36Thank you, Andy.
04:37Outside.
04:38No, the corner.
04:40What do you think?
04:41Andy.
04:42So for an eight, outside?
04:45Yeah, four might be.
04:47Yes, that will get you one further.
04:49And Dustiest is also there for eight.
04:54Seven points to Andy.
04:55Becky?
04:56Becky, your letters came.
04:59Afternoon, Rachel.
04:59Afternoon, Becky.
05:00Can I start with a consonant, please?
05:02You can indeed.
05:02Start with P.
05:04And another?
05:06Y.
05:07And another, please.
05:09S.
05:10And a vowel?
05:12B.
05:13And another?
05:15A.
05:16And another?
05:18U.
05:20A consonant?
05:21G.
05:23And another?
05:25T.
05:27And a final consonant, please.
05:30A final V.
05:32Stand by.
05:33And another?
06:01Good news, got it.
06:02I'm today.
06:04Well, Becky?
06:05Just five.
06:06A five. Andy? Seven.
06:08And a seven. Becky?
06:10Paste. Thank you.
06:13Upstage.
06:15Upstage somebody.
06:16Very nice.
06:19Well done, Andy.
06:20Andy, over in the corner there, Nina.
06:22I can't upstage that at all, though.
06:24We got that seven, but nothing more than that.
06:27That's it? Yeah.
06:28Thank you. 14 points to Andy.
06:30Plenty of time for Becky.
06:31It's Andy's numbers game now.
06:34Andy?
06:35Bottom row, please, Rachel.
06:37Bottom row. Six little ones.
06:38For the first one of the day, we will wake up,
06:41make our brains up, and they are...
06:43Three, eight, ten, seven, six, and nine.
06:49And your target, 853.
06:52Eight, five, three.
07:10Eight, five, one, not written down.
07:28Eight, five, one. Becky?
07:29Eight, five, one.
07:31Andy?
07:32Ten times eight is 80.
07:34Ten times eight, 80.
07:37Plus a six.
07:3886.
07:39Seven plus three is ten.
07:41Yeah.
07:42Time them together and take away the nine.
07:44860, 851.
07:46Becky?
07:47Same way.
07:47Same way?
07:48There we go.
07:50Now let's turn to Rachel.
07:52Eight, five, three.
07:54Tricky?
07:55Leave it with me, Nick.
07:57Certainly will.
07:58Certainly will.
07:5821 plays seven.
08:00Andy on 21.
08:01Time for our first tea time teaser,
08:03which is accost him.
08:04And the clue.
08:05These type of foods are said
08:07to really help with digestion.
08:09These type of foods
08:10are said to really help with digestion.
08:29Welcome back.
08:30I left you with a clue.
08:31These types of foods
08:32are said to really help with digestion.
08:34And these type of foods are.
08:37Susie, stomatic.
08:39Yeah, simply means promoting appetite
08:41but mainly assisting digestion.
08:43So they've got medicinal properties,
08:45these foods.
08:47Thanks for that.
08:47And thanks to Rachel.
08:49What's happening?
08:50Yes, I've been working.
08:51If you say 10 plus 9 is 19,
08:55then you can times it by 6 for 114.
08:58You can take away 7 for 107,
09:02times that by 8 for 856,
09:05and take away 3, 853.
09:07Wonderful.
09:10Thank you, Rachel.
09:13So, 21 page 7.
09:14Becky, it's your letters game.
09:17Have good luck.
09:18Consonant, please.
09:19Thank you, Becky.
09:20R.
09:22And another.
09:23C.
09:24And another.
09:26D.
09:28A vowel.
09:29E.
09:30And another.
09:32I.
09:34And another.
09:36O.
09:36And a consonant.
09:38X.
09:40And a vowel.
09:43A.
09:44And a final consonant, please.
09:46A final R.
09:48Stand by.
09:49And a vowel.
09:50And a vowel.
10:06And a vowel.
10:07And a vowel.
10:08And a vowel.
10:08And a vowel.
10:08And a vowel.
10:08And a vowel.
10:08And a vowel.
10:09And a vowel.
10:19Well, Becky?
10:20Six.
10:22And Andy?
10:23I'll stick with six.
10:25Becky?
10:26Record.
10:27Record and two records.
10:30Nina?
10:31Cheeky seven carried.
10:34Susie?
10:35And yes, a bit of a favourite on Countdown, at least Exaudia, the plural of Exaudium, which
10:41is the opening part of an essay.
10:4427 plays, 13.
10:46Andy, take it away.
10:48Your letters game.
10:49Consonant, please.
10:50Thank you, Andy.
10:51T.
10:52And another.
10:54S.
10:55And another.
10:56T.
10:57A vowel, please.
10:59E.
11:00And another.
11:01I.
11:02And another.
11:03A.
11:04And a consonant.
11:05D.
11:07And a vowel.
11:09U.
11:10And a final consonant, please.
11:12Final K.
11:15Countdown.
11:17The use of the sound of gravity.
11:18And over time.
11:32And now.
11:33I'm going to add to that.
11:33Let me know you.
11:33You're a eram.
11:39I'm yeah.
11:46You're a fresh.
11:47Andy?
11:48Er, just a six.
11:49Becky?
11:50Six.
11:52Andy, six?
11:53Uh, stated.
11:54Becky?
11:54Same word.
11:56OK.
11:57Can we beat six?
11:59Nina, Susie?
12:00Er, can't beat it much.
12:01It was a skated for a six.
12:03Mm-hm.
12:04Um, there is an eight there, um, in fact.
12:07Um, bit of an elongated stated.
12:08It's situated.
12:10Situated.
12:1333 plays, 19.
12:15And, Becky, it's your numbers game.
12:19Er, one large, five small, please, Rachel.
12:21Thank you, Becky.
12:22More traditional, one big, five little.
12:24And this time around, the selection is ten, seven, five, three, four, and one hundred.
12:34And your target, five hundred and nine.
12:37Five-oh-nine.
12:38Five-oh-nine.
13:09Yes, Becky?
13:10509.
13:11Andy?
13:12509.
13:13There we go.
13:14Becky?
13:15So 100 times 5 for 500.
13:19Yep.
13:204 minus 3 for 1.
13:2210 minus that one is 9.
13:24Yeah.
13:24And add it on to the 500.
13:26509.
13:26Same.
13:33Not so testing.
13:3543 to 29 as we turn to Nina.
13:38Nina, in your profession, jargon.
13:42How do you deal with the jargon?
13:44Oh, it's the bane of my life.
13:46I think every script that I write, it has to be jargon-free
13:50because it has to be absolutely accessible the first time you hear it,
13:53the first time if it's a radio broadcast television.
13:56It's easier with newspapers because you can reread a sentence
13:59if you're not quite sure, but it has to be instant in broadcasting.
14:02And I think I've avoided jargon and cliches most of my working life.
14:08The past three years, I'm going to have to, I'm sorry,
14:10mention the B word briefly, the Brexit word.
14:14Brexit itself is jargonese.
14:17And I think we tried to avoid it in the beginning of this adventure.
14:23But eventually it became the standard shortcut.
14:26I think Grexit gave us Brexit, didn't it?
14:29But I think all journalists have failed on this one.
14:34It's been so difficult because it's got so technical
14:36to continue every kind of inch of update on the story
14:41to avoid some of the words and some of the jargon.
14:45Some of the ones that you will no doubt remember.
14:50MV1, MV2, Canada Plus, Canada Plus Plus,
14:54the backstop, the infamous backstop,
14:57the backstop to the backstop.
14:59My personal favourite had a bit of a poetic ring to it.
15:03It's the now defunct Malthouse Compromise.
15:07The Malthouse Compromise.
15:09I predict a future John Humphreys
15:12will present an episode of Mastermind.
15:15And the specialist subject will be Brexit jargon
15:18that we've known and loved.
15:20How many of those terms and terminology
15:22will any of us remember?
15:24I think it could be a tricky one.
15:26No points, I think, for that one when we come to it.
15:29I think you're absolutely spot on.
15:32Everybody got dazzled and bemused by the whole thing.
15:35Thanks so much.
15:42The backstop.
15:44Well, I could never actually get a clear definition
15:47of the famous backstop.
15:48But anyway, let's move on.
15:50We had enough.
15:51Andy.
15:52Andy, it's your letters game.
15:54Constance, please.
15:55Thank you, Andy.
15:56R.
15:57And another.
15:59L.
16:00And another.
16:01P.
16:02And a vowel, please.
16:03O.
16:04And another.
16:05A.
16:06And another.
16:07I.
16:08And a fourth.
16:09E.
16:10A consonant, please.
16:12M.
16:13And a final consonant, please.
16:15And a final R.
16:17Stand by.
16:19And a vowel.
16:40Hold on!
16:44Bye!
16:45Bye!
16:46I'm
16:47Bye!
16:47Bye!
16:49Andy?
16:50Seven.
16:51Becky?
16:52Six.
16:53And your six is?
16:54Rip hair.
16:55Andy?
16:56Lomia.
16:57Lomia, absolutely fine.
16:58Lomia soil.
16:59Yeah.
17:00Comes up a great deal, loamy soil.
17:03Nina and Susie?
17:04A couple of eights over here.
17:06We'll start with the technical term, a premolar.
17:10Indeed.
17:11Yes, premolar teeth.
17:13And we had exordia earlier, and this word means fairly much the same thing.
17:19Proemial means relating to a proeme, and that's a preamble to a book or speech.
17:29Now, Becky, your letters go.
17:33Start with a consonant, please.
17:35Thank you, Becky.
17:35N.
17:36And another?
17:38L.
17:39And a third?
17:41C.
17:42And a vowel?
17:44O.
17:45And another?
17:46I.
17:47And another?
17:49A.
17:50And a consonant?
17:52F.
17:53And a second?
17:55R.
17:57And a final vowel, please.
17:58And a final E.
18:02Stand by.
18:03C.
18:04I.
18:12I.
18:16I.
18:18I.
18:25I.
18:27I.
18:33Becky.
18:35Risky seven.
18:37Yes, Andy?
18:39Seven.
18:40Affirm seven.
18:41Becky.
18:42Clonia.
18:43How about Andy?
18:45Conifer.
18:47There's cloner, but not clonia.
18:49I'm sorry, Becky.
18:50Sorry.
18:51Conifer, very good.
18:52Yeah.
18:53Indeed.
18:54And over in the corner?
18:56A couple of eight.
18:57It's a falconer.
18:59Yeah.
19:00And Susie Scott.
19:01Yes, I have a sweet-smelling lonicera, L-O-N-I-C-E-R-A,
19:06which is a plant for the family that includes the honeysuckles.
19:11And falconer, very good.
19:13Excellent.
19:1457 plays 29 as we turn to Andy.
19:18Andy, it's your numbers game.
19:19Here we go.
19:20Just one large, please.
19:22Keeping it potentially straightforward.
19:25As straightforward as possible on Countdown.
19:27The five little ones are three, ten, eight, four, two.
19:34And the big one, 75.
19:36And the target, 119.
19:38One, one, nine.
19:53One, two, three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four,
19:55three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four,
19:55three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four, three, four,
19:55four, three, four, four, three, four, four, three, four, four, three, four, four, four, three, four, four, four, four, four,
19:56four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four,
19:56four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four, four
20:10Andy yeah 119 and Becky 119 off we go Andy 3 minus 2 is 1 yeah 10 plus 1 is
20:1911 it is times
20:224 44 and add the 75 perfect and Becky slightly different so I did 10 times 4 is 40 yep
20:318 divided
20:33by 2 is 4 it is add that onto the 40 44 plus the 75 for 119 lovely same result
20:39well done
20:45so the score standing Andy on 67 Becky on 39 return to our second tea time teaser which is
20:53pediatric and the clue this isn't about the care of youngsters it's about the loathing of an elder
20:58this isn't about the care of youngsters it's about the loathing of an elder
21:19welcome back I left with the clue this isn't about the
21:22care of youngsters it's about the loathing of an elder and the answer to that is patricide
21:27patricide killing of your dad exactly yes killing of your father terrible terrible sin
21:33so 67 to 39 Becky your letters game thank you consonant please thank you Becky and another
21:43J and another T and a vowel O and another A and a third E and a consonant
21:58R
21:59and another
22:01H
22:02and a final vowel please
22:04a final U
22:07Stand by
22:40Well Becky
22:42I'll go risky 7
22:43Andy
22:458
22:45Becky
22:49Now then Andy
22:50Outreach
22:51Yes both absolutely fine
22:53you can be a toucher
22:55in bowls
22:56it's a wood that touches the jack
22:58and Outreach is excellent
23:00yeah good 8
23:04And what did the corner producers
23:06Nina
23:07Nina and Susie
23:07We can't beat those two I'm afraid
23:09no we have exactly the same
23:11That's it
23:11Yes
23:11Thank you
23:1275, 39
23:13Andy
23:13off we go
23:15Constance please
23:16Thank you Andy
23:17S
23:18And another
23:20V
23:21And another
23:23S
23:23And the vowel
23:25A
23:25And another
23:26I
23:27And another
23:28O
23:29And a fourth
23:31I
23:33A consonant
23:34M
23:37And the final vowel please
23:39A final
23:41E
23:41Stand by
23:44I
23:44And another
23:44B
23:45B
23:45A
23:46B
23:47A
24:14Andy.
24:15I think I've got a seven.
24:17Becky.
24:18Seven.
24:19Your seven, Andy.
24:21Meiosis.
24:22And Becky.
24:23Massive.
24:27Meiosis, how are you spelling it?
24:28M-E-I-O-S-I-S.
24:30Yeah, brilliant.
24:31It's a term from biology, a type of cell division.
24:34It's thought to do with chromosomes in parent cells in production of gametes, etc.
24:40It's very, very good.
24:42In the corner.
24:43Yeah, very similar.
24:44A massive missive.
24:45So two sevens, they're massive and missing.
24:49Susie, anything else?
24:50Nothing further than that.
24:51Moving on, 82 to 46 as we turn back to Susie and her wonderful origins of words.
24:57And today, Susie?
24:59Well, I'm going to mention a word that you talked about yesterday, actually, because you were talking about being forced
25:04to take a helicopter ride in order to get to an appointment on time.
25:08And I was going to talk about the word helicopter.
25:10And our temptation with helicopter is to split us up into heli and copter.
25:15And you will find in the dictionary that a copter is a slang abbreviation for a helicopter.
25:20But actually, that is completely wrong.
25:23Because the correct split of the word is from heli bit, and it's from helikos, the Greek for spiral, and
25:32pter, P-T-E-R, which is from the Greek for wing.
25:36So I'll start with that helikos.
25:37It gave us helix, of course, which is a word used for anything that's in the shape of a spiral.
25:43So you have an armlet, a curl of hair, a tendril of a vine, a serpent's coil, et cetera.
25:48You'll find all of these.
25:49And famously, DNA as well, the double helix model of DNA structure that was discovered by Watson and Crick.
25:56So that's the helix part.
25:58And the second, as I say, is P-T-E-R, and that's from the Greek teron, meaning a wing.
26:03And that goes back to the very beginnings of language, an ancient route that means to rush or to fly.
26:09So you'll find it in apterus, which means wingless, and also pterodactyl, the dinosaur, which is sort of winged fingers,
26:17because the wings are formed by kind of skin and muscle membrane that go from the fingers down to the
26:23hind limbs.
26:24So it's also that teron bit.
26:26It's also hidden behind words.
26:28I mentioned it's ancient, but words that you would never guess have any relationship with wings.
26:33And that's appetite, the idea of rushing or flying, because you're rushing to eat or craving food.
26:39Impetuous, because you might fly off the handle.
26:41And believe it or not, hippopotamus as well.
26:44The river horse is how that translates in Greek.
26:46But more literally, it's horse of the rushing water, which means that helicopter and hippos, strangely, are very ancient siblings.
26:56Very good.
27:00Oh, sweet.
27:02Brilliant.
27:05Becky.
27:06Letters game.
27:09I'll start with a consonant, please, Rachel.
27:11Thank you, Becky.
27:12G.
27:13And a vowel.
27:15O.
27:16And another.
27:18I.
27:19And a consonant.
27:20T.
27:22And another.
27:24M.
27:26And a third.
27:28S.
27:29And a vowel.
27:31E.
27:33And another.
27:35O.
27:37And a final consonant, please.
27:39A final N.
27:41Stand by.
27:42Yes, sir.
27:45And a vowel.
28:11Wait.
28:13well becky seven and d7 and becky seven nesting yes and stoning
28:22stoning in the corner bit of tension over here just a seven thank you 53
28:30page 89 and the on 89 and the final letters game for you constant please
28:36thank you andy ah and another t and a third w a vowel please I and another a and a
28:49third e a constant please d constant n and a final constant please a final G
29:00stand by
29:05so
29:37eight thank you andy watering becky same word
29:48i could only manage a seven drawing but i think you got a couple of eight and yes
29:53gradient is there and treading is also their fate thank you thank you 97 andy
30:00look at this 97 becky on a strong 61 and it's a numbers game for you becky
30:06uh one large five small please thank you becky last one of the week and just the
30:11one from the top row and the rest of them are four ten nine one and five and the
30:19big one 50 and your target 773 773
30:28so
30:41so
30:42so
30:58Uh, 770...
31:01Nope, lost it.
31:03Nope. Andy?
31:05I think I've got 774.
31:07So how did we get there?
31:10Uh, 50 plus 1 is 51.
31:1450 plus 1, 51.
31:16Uh, 10 plus 5 is 15.
31:20Yep.
31:20Times together is 765.
31:22It is.
31:23And add the 9.
31:24Yep, well done for 1 away.
31:27Thanks, Andy.
31:28But, Rachel, could you help us? 773.
31:31Well, I was trying to think of another way,
31:33but lots of ways for 1 away,
31:35and that's actually the best you could have done.
31:36That's it?
31:36This was impossible.
31:37Well done, Andy.
31:381-0-4, place 61 into the final round, chaps.
31:41Fingers on buzzers.
31:43Good luck to you both.
31:44Let's roll today's Countdown Conundrum.
32:00Andy?
32:01Uh, destroyed.
32:03Destroyed.
32:05Let's see whether you're right.
32:07Destroyed.
32:07Well done.
32:13Well done, Andy.
32:15114 as well.
32:16I'll come back to you in a second,
32:17but, Becky Peckett, you played well.
32:20Strong game, but you're up against somebody now with four wins.
32:23It's very good.
32:24Brilliant.
32:24So take this goodie bag back to, um,
32:26Therum with our very best wishes.
32:28I will.
32:29Thank you very much.
32:29Please do.
32:31Excellent.
32:31Well done.
32:32Look at that.
32:32114.
32:34Strong stuff.
32:35We'll see you on Monday.
32:36Have a peaceful weekend.
32:37You too.
32:38All right.
32:38Now, before we say cheerio to you,
32:41Nina, the biggest news story,
32:43what broke and took you by surprise,
32:47took the world by surprise?
32:48I think the first one that I personally worked on,
32:51um, because I was in the office for 9-11,
32:54but my shift had finished about five minutes before all that happened.
32:58So we went back into the office and helped out,
33:00but it wasn't, I wasn't in any way,
33:02a massive part of the, the, the broadcasting that day.
33:06Um, 7-7 was very different, obviously, a few years later.
33:10It wasn't in America.
33:11It was here and it was in London.
33:13And, um, I was due to start that afternoon and turned on the news in the morning.
33:18And I don't know if you remember, it was a power surge on the tube was how it was first
33:22being reported.
33:24So that's quite a big story in itself, you know, lots of disruption on the tube.
33:28And then very quickly it moved from that to, you know, one of the biggest terror attacks we've seen on,
33:35on British soil.
33:36And so it was that scramble to the office, that kind of immediate fear for people that you know who
33:43are in the capital.
33:44So it was just, you know, it's a real privilege to, to be a part of a broadcast like that
33:50when you're trying to, uh, present the facts and not scare people,
33:55but trying to give people a sense of what is happening, uh, rather than speculate on what might be happening.
34:01But obviously when you're in that breaking news environment, especially with a terror attack,
34:03you've got no idea at what point it's, it's going to end.
34:06Indeed. Excellent. Thanks. We'll see you on Monday.
34:09Indeed.
34:10See you both on Monday. Susie too.
34:12And Rachel, of course. See you Monday.
34:13Stay safe.
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