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00:31Good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown studio.
00:34Now I guess that every day we find ourselves in public buildings,
00:38in shops, down the pub, in the job centre, wherever it is.
00:41Pretty normal stuff.
00:42But occasionally, of course, we're startled.
00:45And I read about some poor people shopping in a drugstore in Oregon in the States
00:49and were startled to see coming towards them a bear cub.
00:54A bear cub.
00:55So they didn't know what to do.
00:56What really worried them, of course, Rachel, was where was mum?
01:00Maybe she was browsing the sail rails next door.
01:02Anyway, they scooped it into a shopping basket
01:04and gave it to somebody who went off and reunited it with its mum.
01:07So these things do happen.
01:08What about you?
01:09Have you been surprised in a public building?
01:13Or not myself, but you'd be amazed the amount of animals that do go missing
01:18because my brother used to work at the dangerous wild animal rescue facility,
01:21I've told you before.
01:21Yeah.
01:22And the amount of 18-foot albino boa constrictors that people managed to lose
01:27is ridiculous.
01:29They just get calls and someone's found this enormous snake in their garden
01:34or, you know, and they go up the stairs and all kinds of places.
01:37Amazing.
01:38I think what happens, surely, is they get too big and they're sort of put out.
01:43Possibly.
01:43But people do call up and report that they're missing their snake.
01:47And sometimes they do get, you know, sent back to their owner.
01:50So they're obviously just slippery characters.
01:52We haven't got any in here, haven't we?
01:54Now, who we joined with?
01:55Two old friends, Rachel.
01:57We've got Bobby Banerjee, a recruitment consultant,
02:00originally from Hull but now living, I think, in Birmingham,
02:03won six games in Series 70 to make it to the quarterfinals
02:06where Andy Naylor came in and beat you.
02:10And then he went on to the final.
02:12Well, welcome back.
02:13Welcome back, Bobby.
02:15And you're joined by Bobby Johnson, a taxi driver from Glasgow,
02:18also appeared in Series 70, winning three games,
02:22before succumbing to a narrow defeat by Mark Murray,
02:26who went on to become Series champion.
02:28So you're beaten by a formidable competitor.
02:31So welcome back to the Bobbies.
02:33And I shall now henceforth refer to you as Bobby,
02:36as Mr Banerjee and Mr Johnson, if that's all right with you.
02:39That's all right.
02:40Excellent.
02:40All right.
02:41And over in the corner, of course, as ever,
02:43the stalwart of Dictionary Corner, Susie Dent,
02:46joined once again by a wonderful friend of the show,
02:49Arlene Phillips, choreographer, director,
02:51TV presenter, Judge.
02:53Welcome back, Arlene.
02:55Welcome back.
02:56Nice to be here today.
02:57Good.
02:58And more stories from the world of the soft shoe shuffle
03:01a little bit later on.
03:03Indeed.
03:03But now we're going to get down to a letters game
03:06with Mr Banerjee.
03:08Hi, Rachel.
03:08Hi, Bobby.
03:09Could I have a consonant, please?
03:11Of course.
03:12We start today with P.
03:14And a vowel.
03:16I.
03:17And a consonant.
03:19H.
03:21And another.
03:23R.
03:24And another.
03:26N.
03:28And a vowel.
03:30O.
03:32And one more.
03:40A.
03:42And a consonant, please.
03:44And the last one, P.
03:45And here's the countdown clock.
03:48H.
03:49And a vowel.
03:50And a vowel.
03:56So.
04:18Now then, Mr Valerjee.
04:20A seven.
04:21A seven.
04:21And Mr Johnson.
04:22Seven also.
04:23Two sevens.
04:24So.
04:25Happier.
04:26Happier.
04:27And Mr Johnson.
04:27Yep, just a second.
04:29Both of you.
04:30And in the corner?
04:33Heparin.
04:34Yes.
04:35What is this heparin?
04:36It's something to do with the liver.
04:38I mean, as I was playing with the letters, it came there and I'm not sure what to do with
04:43the liver, but it's got something to do with the liver.
04:45Susie?
04:45Very good.
04:46Yep, it's a compound that occurs in the liver.
04:48It's an anticoagulant and its root is hepar, which gives us, in Greek, which gives us hepatitis,
04:53for example, and all sorts of other things.
04:56Yeah, that's a great seven, and propane is there for seven as well.
04:59Propane.
04:59Very good.
05:00So, seven points apiece.
05:02Now then, Mr Johnson.
05:03Hi, Rachel.
05:04Hi, Bobby.
05:05A consonant, please.
05:07Start with S.
05:09And another one.
05:11T.
05:12One more.
05:15D.
05:16Oh, dear.
05:16And a vowel, please.
05:19E.
05:20One more.
05:21O.
05:24Coincident, please.
05:25X.
05:28And a vowel.
05:30I.
05:32Coincident, please.
05:35R.
05:36And a vowel, please.
05:37And the last one.
05:39E.
05:39Stand by.
05:42BELL RINGS
05:43I.
05:46The Lion Plains
05:47I.
05:56I.
05:56I.
05:58I.
05:58I.
06:04I.
06:04I.
06:04I.
06:05I.
06:06I.
06:13Mr. Johnson.
06:14Seven.
06:15A seven and a seven.
06:16Two sevens.
06:17So, Mr. Johnson.
06:18Existed.
06:19Existed and dieters.
06:22Dieters.
06:23Absolutely fine.
06:24Yes.
06:25Just feels awkward, doesn't it, somehow?
06:26A dieter, yes.
06:27Now then, what else have you got?
06:29Arlene.
06:30Detox and steroid.
06:32Steroid.
06:33That's it.
06:34There's an eight there.
06:35They're all sort of related in some way.
06:36Dextrose.
06:37D-E-X-T-R-O-S-E.
06:39That's a sort of sugar supplement, isn't it?
06:41It's glucose, yes.
06:42It's a fast-digesting carb.
06:44Okay.
06:45For people who work out.
06:46But, yeah.
06:48Thank you very much.
06:49Well done.
06:49So, 14 apiece.
06:51And now, we're with Rachel and the numbers game.
06:55So, Mr. Banerjee.
06:57Can I have two large and four small, please, Rachel?
06:59We can indeed.
06:59Thank you, Bobby.
07:00Two big ones.
07:01Four little ones coming up.
07:02And for the first time today,
07:03the numbers are six, eight, one, seven.
07:08And the large one, 75 and 25.
07:11And the target, 296.
07:14Two, nine, six.
07:15Two, nine, six.
07:46Mr. Vanagie, 300.
07:49300, yep, Mr. Johnson.
07:51293.
07:53293.
07:55Where does that take us?
07:57I think it takes us to Mr. Johnson.
08:0175 plus 25.
08:0375 plus 25, 100.
08:068 plus 1 is 9.
08:07Yep.
08:09Take away the 6 to give 3.
08:13Minus 6 for 3.
08:14Multiply.
08:14300.
08:15Take off 7.
08:16Yep, 293.
08:183 away.
08:19Yep.
08:20So, Rachel, 296.
08:22Yes, if you say 7 plus 6 minus 1 is 12.
08:26Add to 25 for 37 and times it by 8.
08:31296.
08:32There we are.
08:32Well done.
08:33Thank you, Rachel.
08:34So, 21 plays up.
08:3714 as we go into a tea time teaser, which is boiled tuna.
08:40And the clue, if you've handled fish, you'll need to perform this.
08:45Yes, if you've handled fish, you'll need to perform this.
09:04Welcome back.
09:05I left you with a clue.
09:06So, if you've handled fish, you'll need to perform this.
09:08You'll need to perform ablutions.
09:10So, it's ablution.
09:12Ablution, indeed.
09:13So, Bobby J, 21 and Mr Banerjee on 14.
09:18So, Mr Johnson.
09:21A, consonant, please.
09:23Thank you, Bobby.
09:24Q.
09:26Another one.
09:28B.
09:29One more.
09:31G.
09:32And another.
09:35S.
09:37Vowel, please.
09:38A.
09:39One more.
09:41U.
09:42A, consonant, please.
09:44M.
09:45Vowel, please.
09:48I.
09:49And a consonant, please.
09:50And the last one.
09:51Y.
09:52Stand by.
10:09And a consonant, please.
10:22I.
10:24Yes, Mr. Johnson.
10:25Six.
10:26A six, Mr. Manerjee?
10:27Just a five.
10:29And your five?
10:29Squib.
10:31Squib.
10:32Mr. Johnson.
10:33Bigamy.
10:34Bigamy.
10:35Well spotted.
10:37Very well spotted, yep.
10:37Bigamy.
10:39And in the corner?
10:40I could only get bigamy as well.
10:43Well done.
10:43That was it.
10:44All right.
10:45Susie?
10:45One more six.
10:47Iambus, which is a metrical foot.
10:51Oh, Iambic pentameter.
10:52And all that stuff.
10:53Exactly.
10:53Yes.
10:5527 plays Mr. Manerjee's 14.
10:58And Mr. Manerjee's back on with us.
11:01Letters?
11:01Can I have a consonant, please?
11:03Thank you, Bobby.
11:05J.
11:05And another?
11:08S.
11:09And a vowel.
11:11E.
11:12And a consonant?
11:14T.
11:15And another?
11:17R.
11:18And a vowel?
11:20O.
11:22And another vowel?
11:25A.
11:26A consonant?
11:28W.
11:31And another consonant, please.
11:33And the last one.
11:34S.
11:36Count down.
11:38A consonant.
11:51A consonant.
12:07Mr. Manajib. A seven. A seven, Mr. Johnson. Seven also. So, wasters. Wasters and Mr. Johnson.
12:15Both of you. Two wasters here. You're a waster? Yes, wasters over here. Anything else? Just a six, rest. Rest
12:25something away from somebody else with a W. But wasters, a great seven.
12:28All right. Very good. Thirty-four plays Mr. Manajib's 21. And we're in numbers territory again. Mr. Johnson.
12:37Hi, Rachel. Can you remember? No. Five and one, please. Five and one. Thank you, Bobby. Sorry. Goldfish memory.
12:45Five and one. And the five little ones are nine, eight, six, five, four. And the large one, 50.
12:55And the target, 524.
12:57Five, two, four.
13:00Five, two, three, five, four. And the target, 524. And the target, 525. And the target, 525. And the target,
13:19525. And the target, 525. And the target, 525. And the target, 525. And the target, 525. And the target,
13:19525. And the target, 525. And the target, 525. And the target, 525. And the target, 525. And the target,
13:19525. And the target, 525. And the target, 525. And the target, 525. And the target, 525. And the target,
13:20525. And the target, 525. And the target, 525. And the target, 525. And the target, 525. And the target,
13:21525. And the target, 525. And the target, 525. And the target, 525. And the target, 525. And the target,
13:23525. And the target, 525. And the target
13:29So Bobby Johnson no no no mr. Banerjee 522 522 two away come on them
13:38Six plus four is ten six plus four ten times by the fifty is five hundred
13:43Yep, five hundred and then add the other three so nine plus eight plus five nine plus eight plus five
13:48twenty two and two away
13:49I do two well done, but not perfect my word they're making it work today
13:54Come on Rachel five to four is it tricky a couple of ways you could have said six minus five
13:59is one
14:00Plus eight is nine times nine is 81 add to 50 for 131 and times it by four. That's the
14:09way
14:10Mr. Banerjee on 28 Bobby Johnson on 34 and let's have Mr. Banerjee back
14:22Letters game a consonant, please. Thank you, Bobby
14:25K and another
14:28W and another
14:31M and one more
14:35F and a vowel
14:37E and another
14:40A and another
14:43I
14:46And one more
14:48E
14:51And a final consonant, please and a final are
14:55Stand by
14:56One
14:57.
14:57.
15:24Thank you for listening to you that way, hops a 꿈 Viel
15:27Yes, Mr. Banerjee.
15:29Just a six.
15:30And Mr. Johnson?
15:31Six also.
15:31Two sixes, yes.
15:33Weaker.
15:34And Mr. Johnson, both of you?
15:36There we go.
15:38And Arlene?
15:40I'm joining the bobbies.
15:41Weaker.
15:42All right, thank you.
15:4440 points to Mr. Johnson.
15:46And just six behind, we find Mr. Banerjee.
15:49And Mr. Johnson, letters?
15:51Consonate, please.
15:53Thank you, Mr. Johnson.
15:54N.
15:56One more.
15:58F.
16:00Another.
16:02N.
16:04Val, please.
16:06O.
16:07Another.
16:08A.
16:10Consonate.
16:12Z.
16:13And another.
16:16H.
16:18Val, please.
16:20I.
16:23And a...
16:24Consonate, please.
16:25And a last one, S.
16:28Countdown.
16:29And a last one, S.
16:58And a last one.
16:59Mr. Johnson.
17:01Four.
17:02A four, Mr. Vanerjee?
17:03And a six.
17:04A six.
17:05So, Mr. Johnson.
17:06They're fans.
17:07Yes.
17:08And ions.
17:10What does Susie think?
17:11I think that is absolutely fine.
17:13Just reminding myself that they are negatively charged ions.
17:16That's the opposite of a cation.
17:19And what else have we got there?
17:21Eileen?
17:23Seven.
17:24Fashion.
17:25Oh, well.
17:26Perfect.
17:27That's it?
17:28Yep.
17:28All right.
17:3040 apiece, then.
17:3140 apiece.
17:32And numbers for you, Mr. Vanerjee?
17:35Could I have an inverted T, please?
17:37You can, indeed.
17:37Thank you, Bobby.
17:38One large one, five little ones.
17:41And for this round, they are three, ten, two, nine, seven.
17:48And the large one, 25.
17:50And the target to reach 753.
17:53753.
17:55Oh, love.
17:57Wow.
18:18I'm a savage.
18:18So, love.
18:18Bye-bye.
18:18Bye-bye.
18:18Bye-bye.
18:20Bye-bye.
18:24Mr. Banerjee?
18:267, 5, 2.
18:277, 5, 2. Mr. Johnson?
18:297, 5, 3.
18:307, 5, 3. So...
18:323 times 10.
18:343 times 10 is 30.
18:37Times 25.
18:39Times 25 is 750.
18:4110 minus 9 is 1.
18:43You've already used the 10.
18:44Oh, sorry, Bobby.
18:46Oh, no, Mr. Banerjee, then.
18:49Same stem.
18:51And 9 minus 7 is 2.
18:53Not yet. For one away.
18:55It's a world of difference, though, isn't it?
18:577, 5, 3.
18:59Difficult?
19:00You could have said 25 times 10 is 250.
19:05And then 9 minus 7 is 2.
19:08Divided by the 2 is 1.
19:09Add that on for 2, 5, 1.
19:11And then times that by 3.
19:12And you get 7, 5, 3.
19:13Look at that.
19:15So sweetly done.
19:16Thank you, Rachel.
19:17As ever.
19:18So, Mr. Banerjee propels himself into the lead by 7 points.
19:2247 to 40.
19:24As we go into a tea-time teaser, which is hit organ.
19:27And the clue, commandeering all the advertising space, perhaps.
19:31Commandeering all the advertising space, perhaps.
19:48And the answer is hoarding.
19:58Advertising hoarding.
20:00Advertising hoarding.
20:0147 to 40.
20:03Mr. Banerjee in the lead.
20:04And Mr. Johnson's back on.
20:06Yes, Bobby Johnson.
20:08Content, please.
20:09Thank you, Bobby.
20:10S.
20:11Another.
20:13L.
20:14One more.
20:16P.
20:17And another.
20:20V.
20:22Vowel, please.
20:24E.
20:25And another.
20:27U.
20:29Conscient, please.
20:31L.
20:33And a vowel.
20:35A.
20:40And a consonant, please.
20:42And the last one, T.
20:45Countdown.
20:59And a consonant, please.
21:03And a consonant, please.
21:03And a consonant, please.
21:03And a consonant, please.
21:03And a consonant, please.
21:03And a consonant, please.
21:04And a consonant, please.
21:05And a consonant, please.
21:05And a consonant, please.
21:05And a consonant, please.
21:05And a consonant, please.
21:05And a consonant, please.
21:06And a consonant, please.
21:06And a consonant, please.
21:07And a consonant, please.
21:07And a consonant, please.
21:07And a consonant, please.
21:09And a consonant, please.
21:16yes mr. Johnson seven a seven miss Banerjee six and that six values values yes Bob Johnson
21:26pulse it pulsate very good nice work in that one nice one any advances on pulsate no advance
21:34actually only six plates thank you Susie and there's pallets for seven and pull it's a young
21:42hen one young one years old and both for seven as well pull it pull it 47 apiece close one
21:50thing now
21:51then Bobby Banerjee go a consonant please ah and another L and another s and a vowel oh and another
22:08I and one more oh a consonant t another consonant ah and a vowel please and the last one e
22:24and the clock starts now
22:29so
22:34so
22:57mr. Banerjee a risky eight risky eight mr. Johnson seven and that seven
23:05loiter's loiter's now then stoolier stoolier
23:13um not that I'm afraid Bobby there's stoolie short for a stool pigeon but uh no stoolie is an adjective
23:20sorry bad luck stoolier mm-hmm Arlene um a seven yes lorries very good anything else
23:32Susie there's aureoles um which if we had Chris Packham here we tell us two um possible types of bird
23:39an old world bird with bright yellow and black plumage or a new world bird of the American blackbird family
23:45but um again with striking plumage
23:47the golden aureoles golden aureoles yeah very beautiful sounding
23:50mm-hmm thank you very much 54 plays uh Bobby Banerjee's 47 as we turn back to Susie
23:59and her wonderful origins of words now then Susie
24:02uh we'll have to thank James Gordon not James Corden but James Gordon who emailed in to say what's the
24:07origin of the phrase were to ask
24:08what's the origin of the phrase when in Rome do as the Romans do
24:12um and as far as we know it was uh first coined um in a letter between two saints
24:19Saint Augustine uh wrote to um the bishop of Naples
24:23and he advised the bishop to at all times follow the local custom
24:27when visiting parishes in neighboring cities or further afield
24:31and the main reason was to avoid embarrassment
24:33disgrace or at worst absolute scandal
24:36so for example he said although he didn't usually fast on Saturdays in Milan where he lived
24:41um he did do so when visiting Rome
24:44and so I think it's incredible that um a phrase that was coined in a letter between two friends
24:49right back at the beginnings of the Christian church
24:51is still so much in use today that all we need to say is when in Rome and everybody knows
24:55what we mean
24:56um but it got me thinking about Italy
24:58some parts of that letter may have been written in italic and that comes directly from the word Italy
25:04um it was first applied to a printing type that was introduced by somebody called Aldus Manusius
25:09um of Venice
25:11and the letters instead of being um erect as in Roman type
25:14they slope towards the right and it was first used in an edition of Virgil
25:18um published in 1501 and he dedicated it to the translator dedicated it to Italy
25:23Roman type is so called because um of the square capitals that were used to write the inscriptions
25:29on these grand Roman monuments such as the Pantheon
25:33um and Pantheon by the way means relating to all the gods because of the statues of all the gods
25:37that go around the building
25:39but um yeah italic type was dedicated to Italy because it was supposed to be ornate and absolutely beautiful
25:44fascinating wonderful
25:51now then
25:52Bobby Johnson 54 and uh Bobby Banerjee 47 where shall we go Mr Johnson
25:58question please
25:59thank you Bobby
26:00T
26:02one more
26:04one more
26:05N
26:06another
26:07T
26:09another
26:12N
26:13N
26:14N
26:15N
26:15N
26:15N
26:15N
26:15N
26:15N
26:16N
26:17N
26:18N
26:18N
26:18N
26:18N
26:18N
26:18N
26:20N
26:20N
26:20N
26:22N
26:22N
26:22N
26:24N
26:26N
26:26N
26:26N
26:26N
26:26N
26:28N
26:28T. Conscient. And the last one, R. Stand by.
27:08Hmm. Mr. Johnson.
27:11Risky, seven.
27:12Bobby Bammerjee.
27:13I'll stick with a six.
27:15And your six?
27:16Notion.
27:17Notion. Mr. Johnson.
27:19Tertion. T-E-R-T-I-O-N.
27:21So how do things stand in the corner then? Susie?
27:24Well, I have to disallow both, I'm afraid.
27:26Tertion is in the dictionary, but A-N.
27:28Rather than O-N.
27:29Yes.
27:30And notion, last minute, you need two O's, Bobby.
27:34So no can do free there, I'm afraid.
27:37I see. What can we have?
27:39Eileen.
27:41Intoner.
27:42Yes.
27:43It's about divining.
27:45Yeah, this is to do with reciting, intoning, chanting, that sort of thing.
27:49Oh, I see.
27:50And Nick, there's also tritone, which is a musical term for an interval of three whole tones in musical range,
27:57as between C and F sharp, for example.
28:00Yes.
28:01Not something I would spot.
28:0247 plays, Bobby Johnson's 54, and Bobby Banerjee, Mr. Banerjee is back.
28:09Consonant, please.
28:11Thank you, Bobby.
28:11D.
28:13And another.
28:15L.
28:16And a vowel.
28:18O.
28:19And a consonant.
28:21G.
28:23And another consonant.
28:25R.
28:26And a vowel.
28:28E.
28:29And another vowel.
28:31I.
28:32A consonant.
28:35M.
28:36And a vowel.
28:37And the last one.
28:39U.
28:40Countdown.
28:41A consonant.
28:43I.
29:12Yes, Mr Banerjee.
29:14An eight.
29:15An eight.
29:15Mr Johnson?
29:16Two eights, yes?
29:18Moldier.
29:19Moldier.
29:19Are you both moldy?
29:21Two moldiers here.
29:23Arlene?
29:23I was five with mold.
29:26Mold.
29:26I didn't get the ear on it.
29:28All right.
29:29Susie?
29:29No, that was my best as well.
29:31Grind for six, but moldier very good.
29:33Well done.
29:34All right.
29:35So still that difference.
29:3662 plays 55.
29:38Bobby Johnson in the lead as we come into the final numbers game for Mr Johnson.
29:43Five and one, please.
29:44I can remember this time.
29:46Thank you, Bobby.
29:47One large one and five little ones.
29:50And for the final time today, they are eight, nine, another eight, one, five, and the large
29:57one, fifty.
29:57And the target?
29:59501.
30:00501.
30:01Welcome.
30:24Thanks, Rocco and Rachel.
30:27How are you?
30:33Mr. Johnson?
30:34Yeah, 501.
30:37Mr. Banerjee?
30:38501.
30:39All right.
30:39So, Bobby Johnson?
30:419 plus 1 is 10.
30:439 plus 1 is 10.
30:44Times 50.
30:45500.
30:46Then 8 over 8.
30:47Lovely.
30:48Crucial conundrum time.
30:50Thank you very much, Mr. Banerjee.
30:51Exactly the same way.
30:53All right.
30:53Very good.
30:54So, there we go.
30:5572 plays 65.
30:57What does that mean?
30:58That means we're in crucial conundrum territory.
31:01So, fingers on buzzers, please.
31:02Let's reveal that crucial countdown conundrum.
31:11Mr. Johnson?
31:12Crackling.
31:13Let's see whether you're right.
31:14My word, you were quick.
31:18Crackling.
31:18Look at that.
31:26And a crackling, cracking performance.
31:28It's 282 plays Bobby Banerjee's 65.
31:33So, well done.
31:34So, I'm going to give you, I guess, a goodie bag, Mr. Banerjee, to match the one that you
31:40had last time.
31:41Oh, perfect.
31:42Right.
31:42You'll be able to sit in next order.
31:43You'll be able to use them as bookends.
31:45Very, very good indeed.
31:46And well done to Mr. Johnson.
31:48Excellent stuff indeed.
31:49Thank you so much for coming, both of you.
31:51Thank you, Susie.
31:52Thank you, Arlene.
31:53Excellent stuff.
31:54Rachel, fun with two good competitors.
31:58Yeah, nice having some old friends back.
31:59Indeed.
32:00All right.
32:00I hope you enjoyed that show and join us when we come back next time.
32:05Good afternoon.
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32:22Well, Countdown is back on Monday at the usual time, 10 past 3.
32:26A golden guest list for Alan Carr tonight.
32:28Expect some 24-carat chat from Stephen Fry, Clara Balding, and Mickey Flanagan.
32:33That's a 10.
32:34Next, will it be a quarter of a million pound finish to the week?
32:37Deal or no deal is on the way.
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