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00:31Well, good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown Studio. Here we are, start of October and indeed the start of
00:38the month-long festival Rachel called The Big Draw. It's all about drawing. It's all about drawing and encouraging people
00:45to pick up a pen and paper and start drawing because it's considered that to do so is a relaxing
00:51occupation and it's very good for one's mental health and well-being. Drawing. It's wonderful to be able to draw.
00:58I was never particularly good at it. What about you? When was the last time that you drew anything other
01:03than a crowd?
01:35These separate animals are on the endangered list in some regard. Yes. If you support the conservationists, they know what
01:44they're doing.
01:45Absolutely. Absolutely. Who's with us? Rachel, we've got Paul Nixon back, actuary from Surbiton. Big score yesterday, 107. Brilliant. First
01:55time out. And so you've got your teapot. Relax, but don't relax because you've got work to do.
02:00Indeed. And now you've got to best Harry Robinson, a retired metallurgist from South Cerny in Sire and Sester. All
02:09right, that'll ring some bells with our dictionary corner guest. But you're a Mancunian and you're a Man United fan.
02:15Oh, definitely. Yeah, one of the few Man United fans to come from Manchester, actually.
02:20And you once played at Newton Heath. Yeah, well, it's the game. Well, I played football. My friends and I
02:28played, had a kick around on a football field that United, as they were in Newton Heath, they started their
02:35games off way back in the 1870s.
02:38Right. And, yeah, it was quite enjoyable. And, yeah, it's one of my little ticks on the box. Exactly. United
02:45fan from Manchester played on their football ground.
02:47Yeah, had a kick around. Had a kick around, yes. Brilliant. All right, well, look, have some fun here. Oh,
02:51yeah, but I'll try my best. Excellent. Let's have a big round of applause for Paul and Harry.
02:56OK. And the corner, Susie in the corner, looking after our poet and comedian guest, the fabulous Pan Amos.
03:09Oh, thanks. Thank you very much. Now, Paul, off we go. Good afternoon, Rachel. Afternoon, Paul. Can I start with
03:20her vowel, please?
03:20Thank you. Start today with E. And another vowel. U. And another one. I. And a consonant, please. S. Another
03:31consonant. D. Consonant. N. Another consonant. W. Another consonant, please. P.
03:43P. And I'll finish with another consonant, please. And finish with all. Stand by.
03:51P. And another consonant, please.
04:21Well, Paul? I'll try seven. A seven, Harry? Seven. Firm seven there. Paul?
04:29Unipeds? Mm-hmm. Harry? In short? Yes, both absolutely fine. Uniped is a personal animal with one foot or one
04:37leg only.
04:38Not very good. So it seems a monoped. Monoped is pretty much the same thing, yes. Exactly.
04:43What else can we have, I wonder? We have winders. Yes. As in winders up. And we also have, winders
04:56is seven, and we also have insured for seven.
04:59Excellent. Seven apiece. Now then, Harry, it's your letters again.
05:04Good afternoon, Rachel. May I have a consonant, please? Thank you. Start with N.
05:10And another. K. Another. M.
05:16A. Vowel, please. A. Another. E.
05:24A consonant. L. Vowel.
05:28I. Consonant. C. And a vowel, please. And lastly, U. Stand by.
05:41A vowel, please.
05:44A vowel, please.
06:13Harry, a seven, I think.
06:16A seven and...?
06:17I think I've got a seven as well.
06:21Harry, could you unclaim something?
06:25What about Paul?
06:26I've got unalike.
06:28Unalike is brilliant.
06:30Unfortunately, Harry, something can be unclaimed,
06:32but you can't actively unclaim it.
06:34Oh, so I can't claim it, then?
06:35No.
06:36OK.
06:36Sorry.
06:37Anything else?
06:38Unalike is the only seven that we can find as well.
06:40Unalike.
06:41Thanks.
06:42Thanks, Pam.
06:43Fourteen plays, so seven.
06:44Paul on 14.
06:45And it's a numbers game for you, Paul.
06:48Can I try six small ones, please, this time?
06:51You can, indeed.
06:52Thank you, Paul.
06:53Six little ones coming up.
06:54And for the first time today,
06:56your numbers are nine, two, eight, five, three, and six.
07:04And the target to reach 864.
07:07864.
07:39Well, Paul.
07:40864.
07:41And Harry?
07:42864, I think.
07:44Paul?
07:458 times 2.
07:4716.
07:48Times 6.
07:49Times 6, 96.
07:51Times 9.
07:52Perfect, 864, well done.
07:54And Harry?
07:55I think it's the same, 9 times 8 times 6 times 2.
07:58Yep, same thing.
08:04So, 24 plays 17, Harry on 17, nothing in it yet.
08:10But time for our first Cheat Time teaser, which is Sue panics.
08:14And the clue?
08:15Sue panics when she gets on her horse and has a crack at this.
08:19Sue panics when she gets on her horse and has a crack at this.
08:39Welcome back.
08:40I left with the clue, Sue panics when she gets on her horse and has a crack at this.
08:45And has a crack at the puissance.
08:47The puissance.
08:48Is that the highest fence, the one requiring the greatest strength?
08:52Exactly.
08:52Well, both really.
08:54Competitive test of a horse's ability to jump really high at obstacles in show jumping.
08:59Yeah.
08:59The puissance.
09:0124 plays 17.
09:03Now, Harry, it's your letters game.
09:07Consonant, please, Rachel.
09:09Thank you, Harry.
09:09R.
09:10Another.
09:13S.
09:14A vowel.
09:16E.
09:17Another.
09:18I.
09:21Consonant.
09:22She.
09:31A vowel, please.
09:34O.
09:36Another.
09:39E.
09:40And a consonant.
09:41And lastly, S.
09:43Stand by.
09:44The.
09:45For.
09:47To.
09:58To.
09:59To.
10:01To.
10:15Harry.
10:18Five, sorry.
10:20Paul.
10:21Six, I think.
10:22Yes, Harry.
10:23Rises.
10:24Now, Paul.
10:26Orgies.
10:27Orgies.
10:28Yep, they're definitely in there.
10:29Very good.
10:30Mmm.
10:31Now, Pam.
10:33We have another six, which is rejigs, but nothing more exciting, I'm afraid.
10:3930 plays 17.
10:41Paul, your letters go.
10:44Vowel, please, Rachel.
10:46Thank you, Paul.
10:47A.
10:47And another one?
10:49I.
10:50And another vowel?
10:51A.
10:52And a consonant, please.
10:54N.
10:55And another?
10:56S.
10:57And another?
10:59F.
11:01And a vowel, please.
11:03U.
11:05And a consonant.
11:07X.
11:10And a consonant, please.
11:13And lastly, T.
11:15Stand by.
11:16T school.
11:45Bye.
11:47Yes, Paul?
11:48A six.
11:49Barry?
11:49Just a five.
11:51Your five is?
11:52Stain.
11:54Paul?
11:55Faints.
11:56Faints, yes.
11:58Can we match six, Pam?
12:01Indeed, we can exceed it, in fact, with fustion,
12:06which is a very coarse, scratchy cloth,
12:08such as you might wear if you were in prison and were a convict.
12:12Fustion.
12:14Fustion?
12:14Yeah, it's a good word.
12:15Whoa, I can almost feel it scratching.
12:18Itchy.
12:19Fustion.
12:2036 to 17.
12:21Harry?
12:22Your numbers game now, Harry.
12:24One large and five small, please, Rachel.
12:27Thank you, Harry.
12:28One from the top five, not.
12:29And the second numbers are eight, nine, nine, five, six,
12:37and the large one, 25.
12:39And this target, 154.
12:42154.
12:45columns.
12:45We're ή against your own.
13:04And with us, we're going to be right back.
13:06Go, go.
13:12You're going to be right back.
13:14Harry.
13:141, 5, 4.
13:16And Paul.
13:171, 5, 4.
13:18Harry.
13:2025 times 6.
13:221, 50.
13:239 minus 5 for the 4.
13:25Not going to trouble anyone, this one.
13:27Thank you, Paul.
13:28Exactly the same.
13:29There we go.
13:31No, it isn't.
13:36Imagine.
13:3746 to 27 as we turn now to Pam.
13:42Pam.
13:44Excite us.
13:45Oh, God.
13:46Well, I'm not being very exciting today because I'm talking about the cost of glasses.
13:51Oh.
13:51Which, as everybody knows, is absolutely terrifying.
13:55And so that's my poem today and it's called Framed.
14:00Sell the car.
14:01Take out a second mortgage.
14:04Hand me all your jewellery as well.
14:06Cash in our investments.
14:08Call the broker.
14:10Tell the man to sell, sell, sell.
14:12Now is not the time to be faint hearted.
14:16Porn the baby's bangle, old and rare.
14:19I accidentally stood upon me glasses and somehow must afford another pair.
14:26Even now it's painful to remember.
14:29That Sunday at the sunny picnic lunch.
14:32I stood to pass the coronation chicken, took a backward step and heard the crunch.
14:39I gazed down.
14:41I gazed down at the broken up components, the tortoiseshell, the hinges and the frame.
14:46Realising in that very moment, er, it would never look the same.
14:53The salesman, he was absolutely charming.
14:57His helpfulness and patience knew no bounds.
15:00Yes, they had a basic varifocal, very keenly priced at £50.
15:07But there were other options to consider.
15:11Did I like designer frames?
15:13I did.
15:14And thin and anti-glare and non-reflective.
15:19Right, he said, that's 700 quid.
15:22He stupefied.
15:23I fell towards the carpet.
15:25My body, he was very swift to catch.
15:28And he whispered in a manner reassuring.
15:31800 if you want a manti scratch.
15:36Toddlers, newborn babies, little children.
15:40Select your chosen path with utmost care.
15:44And if optometrist should be top of your list,
15:49one day you could be a millionaire.
15:52Amen.
15:53Hooray.
16:00Oh, that's great fun.
16:02That's great fun.
16:03Now, 46 to 27.
16:06Paul, your letters came.
16:08OK, a vowel, please.
16:10Rachel.
16:10Thank you, Paul.
16:11E.
16:12Another vowel.
16:13O.
16:14And another one.
16:15E.
16:17Consonant, please.
16:18R.
16:19Consonant.
16:21T.
16:22Another consonant.
16:24D.
16:25And another one.
16:28M.
16:29Another consonant.
16:31R.
16:33And a vowel, please.
16:35And lastly, I.
16:38And it's count now.
16:41And a vowel, please.
16:57And a vowel, please.
16:58And a vowel, please.
16:58And a vowel, please.
16:58And a vowel, please.
16:58And a vowel, please.
16:59And a vowel, please.
16:59And a vowel, please.
16:59And a vowel, please.
16:59And a vowel, please.
17:00And a vowel, please.
17:11Paul.
17:12A seven.
17:13Harry, eight.
17:15Thank you, Paul.
17:17Retimed.
17:18Harry.
17:19Tremored.
17:21Um, how are you spelling that one?
17:24T-R-E-M-O-R-E-D.
17:26Yes.
17:27Um, that is very good.
17:28Undergo a tremor, all tremors.
17:30Excellent.
17:30Very good.
17:32APPLAUSE
17:36Excellent.
17:37Now, Paul's on 46, Harry's on 35, and it's Harry's letters game.
17:43Uh, consonant, please, Rachel.
17:45Thank you, Harry.
17:46S.
17:47Another.
17:49P.
17:50Foul.
17:52A.
17:53Another.
17:54O.
17:57Consonant.
17:58N.
18:01Another.
18:02Z.
18:05Foul.
18:07E.
18:09Foul.
18:10A.
18:12And a consonant, please.
18:14And lastly, T.
18:17Countdown.
18:18Foul.
18:19Foul.
18:21Foul.
18:29Foul.
18:30Foul.
18:33Foul.
18:34Foul.
18:34Foul.
18:34Foul.
18:35Foul.
18:35Foul.
18:35Foul.
18:37Foul.
18:39Foul.
18:48Harry. No, I've lost that. I'm sorry. Paul? I think I've got a 7. Which would be? Peisano.
18:57Absolutely brilliant. Yeah, it's an American term for a person of Italian descent or birth. Well done.
19:02Not well. Peisano. Now, what about the corner? What about Susie? What about Pam?
19:10Ah, yes. We have stanza, which is only 6, but it's nice and poetic.
19:15Certainly. And we also have...
19:17Apnea. Not so nice. Sleep apnea is when you stop breathing temporarily.
19:23Frightening. 53, page 35. Paul, your numbers game now.
19:27Can I go for 6 more ones again, please?
19:29You can indeed. 6 little ones. Both up to the challenge last time. Let's see this time.
19:34They are 8, 9, 9, 5, 8 and 7. And this target, 169.
19:441, 6, 9.
19:451, 6, 9, 5, 4, 5, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 2, 7, 8, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10.
20:17Yes, Paul?
20:19170, not written down.
20:22Harry?
20:23163.
20:24And 163.
20:25Let's talk to Paul first, see what he's got.
20:288 plus 9.
20:3117.
20:33Then 9 minus 7 is 2.
20:35Yep.
20:35Multiply those.
20:3734.
20:38And multiply that by 5.
20:39Yep, 170.
20:42Pretty, pretty close, but 169.
20:459 is what we were after, really.
20:47Rachel?
20:48Possible?
20:48A couple of ways, Nick.
20:50You could have started.
20:518 plus 8 is 16.
20:547 plus 9 is another 16.
20:57Add them together for 32.
20:59Times that by 5 for 160.
21:02And you have a 9 left over for 169.
21:06Excellent.
21:09Right.
21:10So 60 plays 35.
21:12Paul on 60 has returned to our second tea time teaser.
21:15Which is a new chair.
21:18And the clue.
21:19She had the money to get a new chair, but spent it on new plates instead.
21:23She had the money to get a new chair, but spent it on new plates instead.
21:43And the answer to that one is China wear.
21:54China wear.
21:56So 60 plays 35.
21:58Paul in the lead at the minute.
22:00And Harry, it's your letters game now.
22:02Consonant, please, Rachel.
22:04Thank you, Harry.
22:05R.
22:06Another.
22:07C.
22:09Vowel.
22:11I.
22:12Another.
22:13U.
22:16Consonant.
22:17L.
22:20Consonant.
22:20M.
22:25Vowel.
22:26E.
22:28Consonant.
22:29C.
22:32And a vowel.
22:33And the last one, O.
22:36Stand by.
22:37Vowel.
22:38Vowel.
22:40Vowel.
22:51Vowel.
22:53Vowel.
22:54Vowel.
22:56Vowel.
22:57Vowel.
22:58Vowel.
22:59Vowel.
23:00Vowel.
23:02Vowel.
23:02Vowel.
23:03Vowel.
23:04Vowel.
23:05Vowel.
23:05Vowel.
23:06Vowel.
23:06Vowel.
23:08Harry?
23:09Just the five, I'm afraid.
23:11Five for Harry, Paul?
23:12A six.
23:13And a six.
23:14Harry?
23:15Micro.
23:16Micro, Paul?
23:18Recoil.
23:19Recoil.
23:20Very good, yes.
23:22Very good, yeah.
23:23What's the corner got to say about it?
23:25Oh, not very much, I'm afraid.
23:26I've got climb, as in climate, which is only five, so not very good.
23:33All right.
23:33Six to six to thirty-five, and now it's a letters game for you, Paul.
23:39A vowel, please, Rachel.
23:40Thank you, Paul.
23:41U.
23:42Another vowel.
23:43E.
23:44And another.
23:45A.
23:47Consonant, please.
23:48R.
23:49Another.
23:50D.
23:51And another.
23:53R.
23:54Another consonant.
23:56S.
23:58And another one.
24:00R.
24:02And a vowel, please.
24:05And to finish, O.
24:08Stand by.
24:09R.
24:10And a vowel, please.
24:12And a vowel, please.
24:13And a vowel, please.
24:25And a vowel, please.
24:27And a vowel, please.
24:28And a vowel, please.
24:28And a vowel, please.
24:28And a vowel, please.
24:29And a vowel, please.
24:29And a vowel, please.
24:40Paul. A seven. Seven for Paul, Harry? Seven. Yes, Paul? Aroused. Thank you, Harry. Same word, aroused. Both aroused. Pam?
24:52We've got a rather unflattering name for a plant, which is drossera, which is seven. Yes. And we've also got
25:01another seven, which is roarers.
25:04You like that, don't you? Yeah, roarers. Roarers. Yes, roarers. 73, 42, Susie. We are unleashing you with your wonderful
25:14origins of words.
25:17Well, thanks to Dave Cummings, who emailed to say, can you tell me why we say things get a bit
25:21hairy, or things are getting a little bit hairy?
25:23What does hair have to do with anything? He's also threatening to come on the show one day, so do
25:29come on, Dave.
25:32Well, there are many, many words in English that have some kind of relationship with hair or prickles.
25:37Hedgehogs are quite a common theme in English, so you'll find the rocket that we might eat in our salad.
25:43That actually goes back to the Latin word for a hedgehog, believe it or not, possibly because its stems are
25:49quite downy, so sort of covered in little prickles.
25:52Similarly, an urchin was once an old word for a hedgehog, believe it or not. It goes back to the
25:57same Latin root, ericus.
25:59But when it comes to things getting a little bit hairy, you have to go back to Roman times, and
26:04their word for hair that stands on end.
26:07And that word was horridus, which is behind horripilation.
26:12Horripilation is the technical term for when you get goosebumps, really.
26:15It's hair that sticks up in cold or fear or anguish of some kind.
26:19And, of course, we get horrid, horror and horrific, all from that idea of a bodily response to cold or
26:26to terror.
26:27And that's the root of our word hairy for something which triggers the same response.
26:31More obvious in an adjective that we still use today, which is hair raising.
26:35So you only have to think, really, of one of those cartoon cats with the hair sticking up right on
26:40end when they use up one of their nine lives
26:42to understand what horripilation and horror and hairy is all about.
26:53What a gem of a little essay that was. Lovely.
26:5873 to 42. Harry, your letters game?
27:01Consonant, please, Rachel.
27:03Thank you, Harry.
27:04D.
27:05And again.
27:07L.
27:08Vowel.
27:09I.
27:11Vowel.
27:12E.
27:13Consonant.
27:15H.
27:17Vowel.
27:18A.
27:20Consonant.
27:22S.
27:25Consonant.
27:27C.
27:28And a vowel, please.
27:30And lastly, O.
27:33Stand by.
27:33B.
27:34Vowel.
27:36The.
27:36B.
27:37The.
27:41The.
27:46The.
27:49The.
27:50The.
27:52The.
27:53The.
27:54The.
28:05Yes, Harry?
28:06Seven.
28:07A seven.
28:08Paul?
28:08A seven as well.
28:10Harry?
28:11Can you have choice?
28:12C-H-O-Y-S-E-D.
28:15And Paul?
28:16Clashed.
28:18And clashed.
28:19Susie?
28:20Clashed is fine.
28:20No choice, I'm afraid.
28:22Sorry, Harry.
28:23Bad luck, Harry?
28:24What can we have now, Pam Ayers and Susie?
28:28We have coalised, C-O-A-L-I-S-E-D.
28:32Yes.
28:32As in, he hadn't cleaned his teeth, they were coalised.
28:36Perhaps.
28:38It's a form of coalition, but I like your definition.
28:40Oh, I see.
28:42And halides are also there, binary compounds with a halogen group in chemistry.
28:47Thanks for that.
28:49How useful.
28:5080 to 42.
28:51Paul?
28:53Final letters game.
28:54OK.
28:55Vowel, please, Rachel.
28:57Thank you, Paul.
28:58E.
28:58And another?
29:00I.
29:01And another?
29:02O.
29:03Consonant, please.
29:05N.
29:07Consonant.
29:08D.
29:09Consonant.
29:10G.
29:12And another one?
29:13S.
29:15And another one?
29:17H.
29:20And another consonant, please.
29:22And the last one, F.
29:25Stand by.
29:27And another one, F.
29:27And another one, F.
29:40And another one, F.
29:40And another one, F.
29:45And another one, F.
29:45And another one, F.
29:45And another one, F.
29:46And another one, F.
29:46And another one, F.
29:46And another one, F.
29:46And another one, F.
29:47And another one, F.
29:50And another one, F.
29:53And another one, F.
29:57Well, Paul?
29:58Just a six.
30:00Six.
30:00And Harry?
30:01Six.
30:02Paul?
30:03Hosing.
30:04Hosing and Harry?
30:06Dosing.
30:07Yes.
30:10And the corner, Pam and Susie.
30:12Pam?
30:13Yes, we have a seven.
30:15We have the dogfish.
30:17Yes, indeed.
30:19And Susie, anything else?
30:20Yes, and it's a small, sand-coloured, bottom-dwelling shark,
30:23also known as a sandy dog or a rough hound, apparently.
30:27Oh, really?
30:27A rough hound?
30:28Yes.
30:29How funny.
30:3086-48, Harry, final numbers game for you.
30:34One large and five small, please, Rachel.
30:36Thank you, Harry.
30:37One at the top and the other's not.
30:40And for the final time today,
30:41your numbers are 9, 3, 8, 9, 4 and 25.
30:48And this target, 724.
30:52724.
30:55Seven Native One
30:5510 p.m.
31:00Eight�
31:01Man
31:0118
31:0127
31:0123
31:0225
31:0623
31:1022
31:2323
31:24How are you nowhere near how about Paul seven to five close off we go at nine times three is
31:3427
31:34nine times three 27 eight divided by four is two yeah and add that one 29 and multiply that by
31:4325
31:43yep one away seven to five pretty much there but seven to four Rachel can we unpick that I got
31:52to
31:52one away as well so leave it with me Nick certainly will certainly will 93 to 48 final round now
31:57chaps
31:59it's conundrum time fingers on buzzers let's roll today's countdown conundrum
32:12Paul no I've lost it oh rest of the time take your time down to Harry
32:43no two good players foxed and stumped who in the audience will take this on do I see I see
32:49lots of
32:49hands I'm spoiled for choice yes madam in keeper in keeper let's see whether you're right oh yes
33:05well done and well done Paul to Harry up against a formidable actuary here
33:14but um Harry you played well and I've got a book for you I've got a goodie bag indeed to
33:20take back to
33:20uh South Cerny with my best wishes and um you know it's a lovely part of the country out isn't
33:27it yes
33:28and it's a pleasure being on the same show as Pamers actually that's really nice thanks Harry okay
33:33pleasure lovely and you'll be coming to see us again tomorrow actually indeed well done look at
33:38that 93 yeah not quite as good as yesterday but pretty pretty good thank you see you tomorrow well
33:45done Pam you're coming back tomorrow aren't you I certainly am yes excellent stuff and Susie of course
33:50too we'll see you both then yeah and Rachel I know you've got it haven't you tricky one but I
33:55found
33:55one way if you say 25 times 3 is 75 plus 9 is 84 times the other 9 is 756
34:07and then 8 times 4
34:09is 32 and take that off for 724 there it is thanks Rachel as ever spot on so no more
34:25to say other
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