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00:31Good afternoon, good afternoon, and welcome to the Countdown studio on the day that exactly a century ago, back in
00:381914, the Panama Canal was opened. The Americans built it. They took a lease, I think, from the Panamanians and
00:45built this canal so that ships wouldn't have to sort of surge around the Cape Horn, which was particularly nasty
00:50passage in the old days, but still save time. So there we are.
00:54But you have to pay some dues going through the canal, and a cruise ship called the Norwegian Pearl ploughed
01:02through the Panama Canal, and they got a bill at the other end for £222,000. Amazing.
01:08Presumably they sort of got it off the passengers from a bit of a whip round. £222,000 for 50
01:14miles. Work that out per mile. That's unfair.
01:18Now then, that's the figure anyway. I've never been down there. Are you fond of canals? Any stories about canals?
01:26I've been on the canal boat kind of through a little Italy in London. That was lovely. Had a nice
01:30day, and you get to go through the park as well on the canal.
01:34What, one of those narrowboats?
01:35Yeah, but I'm kind of fascinated by yachts, because I went to Portofino over the summer.
01:41Yes.
01:41And the size of those super yachts, they're just incredible. They're like huge mansions, and sleepboats, and cars.
01:46These little personal, personal yachts.
01:48Yeah, and you can get like two helicopter pads on some of these yachts.
01:52I mean, they must be worth a small country.
01:54Now, who have we got? Rachel, we've got Mark Davies, who's back from WIDNESS, but more importantly, he's got five
02:00wins under his belt.
02:01Highest score, 111, lowest 85 on yesterday, Thursday, wasn't it?
02:07Yesterday, yes.
02:08And you're joined today by Keith Myers-Sleight from Quaker's Yard in South Wales, and apparently, you're shortly to take
02:16part in a World Bog Snorkelling Championship.
02:20Yeah.
02:20Now, I'm fascinated by this. How does it work?
02:24Basically, it's in mid Wales. They hold it every year, and it's the first year I'll be taking part, but
02:28it's something I'm going to tick off my bucket list,
02:30and you've got to go 60 yards there, and 60 yards back in about two feet of bog water.
02:35I can't imagine why you put it on your bucket list.
02:40It's brown bog water.
02:42Brown bog water. You can do it in fancy dress if you want to. There's a whole array of people
02:46who take part for different reasons.
02:48I'm doing it for charity.
02:49Oh, good for you. Which charity is that?
02:50It's for my little nephew, Rudy, for Rudy's Trust. He suffered a brain injury shortly after birth, so we do
02:55what we can for him.
02:56Good for you. Well done.
02:57Big round of applause, then. Come on, for Keith and Mark Davies.
03:03And over in the corner, of course, as ever on this Friday, looking forward to the weekend, the wonderful Susie
03:09Dent, joined today by the bright, shining talent that is Angelica Bell, TV presenter and, of course, a reporter on
03:18The One Show.
03:18Yes, right.
03:19Right from the beginning of that show.
03:20Yeah, I've been on The One Show since it started. It's inception, say, in 2007, so I feel really part
03:27of the family. And it's brilliant. I love it. Absolutely love it.
03:30Well, we get some stories about that shortly, but now, Angelica, it's time for Mark Davies to take us away
03:36on a letters game. Mark.
03:38Hi, Rachel.
03:39Hi, Mark.
03:39Can I start with a consonant, please?
03:40You can indeed, thank you. Start today with N.
03:44And another.
03:46C.
03:46And a third.
03:50R.
03:51And a vowel.
03:53E.
03:54And another.
03:56O.
03:57And another.
04:00A.
04:01And a consonant.
04:04S.
04:05And a vowel.
04:08I.
04:11And a final consonant.
04:13And a final T.
04:14And here's the countdown clock.
04:17Where is seeing you?
04:30And a vowel.
04:31And a vowel.
04:31And a vowel.
04:32And the vowel.
04:34And a vowel.
04:36And a vowel.
04:37And a vowel.
04:47Well, now, Mark.
04:48Nine.
04:49A nine?
04:51Keith?
04:51Nine.
04:53That's a way to start, isn't it?
04:54Come on, then, Mark.
04:55Reactions.
04:56Reactions and?
04:57Creations.
04:58Excellent stuff.
05:00Well done.
05:01Look at that.
05:03Straight off to 18 points apiece.
05:07But what nine has our talented corner got, Susie and Angelica?
05:14Nothing else.
05:14We have those nines.
05:15Well, great start.
05:16All right, then.
05:17Now, then, Keith, your letters game.
05:18Hi, Rachel.
05:19Hi, Keith.
05:19Start with a consonant, please.
05:21Start with P.
05:23Another one.
05:25D.
05:27Vowel.
05:29O.
05:30Another vowel.
05:32E.
05:33And another one, please.
05:35E.
05:36And a consonant.
05:38N.
05:40Another consonant, N.
05:42T.
05:43And another consonant.
05:46D.
05:48And so I'll end with another consonant, please.
05:51And end with L.
05:53And it's countdown.
05:54And here's the first one.
05:57And we'll be right back.
06:23And, of course, we'll be right back.
06:24And so I'll end with another consonant, please.
06:24So, you can see, there's a connection.
06:26Keith?
06:27Six.
06:28A six, Mark?
06:29Seven.
06:30Keith?
06:30Depend.
06:32Depend and?
06:33Penciled.
06:34What do we think about that?
06:36Penciled, fantastic.
06:36Yes, a term from electronics.
06:38It's a thermionic valve that has five electrodes.
06:42Of course.
06:42Hence the pent.
06:43Very good.
06:44Very good.
06:45And the corner?
06:46There's one of the seven that we could find which was denoted.
06:50Denoted.
06:51All right, well done.
06:52Twenty-five plays.
06:53Keith's 18 into the numbers.
06:56Into the numbers, Mark.
06:58Hi, Rachel.
06:59Two large and four small plays.
07:02Back to the usual.
07:02Thank you, Mark.
07:03Two big ones, four little ones.
07:05And the first numbers game today is one.
07:08Oh.
07:09Six.
07:10Three.
07:12Nine.
07:13And the large one's one hundred and twenty-five.
07:16And the target to reach 940.
07:18Nine for zero.
07:19Two big ones.
07:22Two big ones.
07:24Two big ones.
07:30Two big ones.
07:37Two big ones.
07:40Two big ones.
07:41Two big ones.
07:43Two big ones.
07:44Two big ones.
07:45Two big ones.
07:46Two big ones.
07:47Two big ones.
07:48Two big ones.
07:49Two big ones.
07:49Two big ones.
07:50Yes, Mark?
07:519, 4, 0.
07:539, 4, 0. And Keith?
07:549, 4, 0. Thank you, Mark.
07:57100 plus 1.
07:58100 plus 101.
08:00Times 9.
08:01Times 9, 909.
08:03Plus 6, plus 25.
08:05Well done, 940.
08:07And Keith?
08:08Slightly different. 9 times 100.
08:109 times 100, 900.
08:12Plus a 25.
08:139, 2, 5.
08:156 minus 1 times a 3, 15. Add them together.
08:18Well done again, 940.
08:19Well done.
08:22Well done indeed.
08:24So, Mark, 35 on Keith's 28.
08:27Plenty of time to go.
08:29But here's a tea-time teaser for you,
08:30which is Brat Earn.
08:32And the clue, the brat earned a reputation
08:34for this sort of behaviour.
08:36The brat earned a reputation
08:38for this sort of behaviour.
08:42APPLAUSE
08:56Welcome back.
08:57I left you with a clue.
08:58The brat earned a reputation
09:00for this sort of behaviour.
09:01And the answer is
09:03aberrant.
09:05Or aberrant, as I prefer to call it.
09:07Give me a strange look there, Nick.
09:09Yeah, it comes from the Latin aberrare,
09:12meaning to stray away.
09:13To stray.
09:14To stray from the straight and narrow.
09:15All right.
09:16Very good.
09:16So, Mark on 35,
09:17Keith on 28.
09:18Let's turn to Keith
09:19for a letters game.
09:20OK.
09:21Can I have a vowel, please, Rachel?
09:22Thank you, Keith.
09:23U.
09:24And another one.
09:27O.
09:28And another one.
09:30U.
09:31And a better one.
09:32I'll try.
09:34A.
09:35And a consonant.
09:37X.
09:39And another one.
09:41S.
09:42And another one.
09:44R.
09:46And another consonant, please.
09:49T.
09:51And a final vowel, please.
09:53And a final E.
09:55Stand by.
10:14And a final vowel, please.
10:27Yes, Keith.
10:28I'll risk a six.
10:29A six.
10:30How about Mark?
10:31Six.
10:31Two sixes.
10:32Keith?
10:33Suture.
10:34Suture and?
10:36Roots.
10:38A suture.
10:40That's absolutely right.
10:41Correct spelling.
10:42S-U-T-U-R-E.
10:43Very good.
10:43Very good.
10:44And the corner.
10:45Angelica?
10:46We've got extras.
10:47Yes.
10:48Yeah.
10:48And roots.
10:49And you also got uterus.
10:51Uterus.
10:51Yeah.
10:52Another six.
10:52A uterus.
10:53All right.
10:5341 plays.
10:5434.
10:55Mark's shot at the letters game.
10:57Mark.
10:58Can I start with the consonant, please, Rachel?
10:59Thank you, Mark.
11:01L.
11:01And another.
11:04R.
11:05And another.
11:08D.
11:19And a final L.
11:22And a final L.
11:35Countdown.
12:07yes mark seven a seven and just a six and that six mailer a mailer and rallied thank you what
12:16else we got I got derail yes very good yeah very nice and just rallied for me too very good
12:22all
12:22right 48 pace 34 numbers numbers for Keith Rachel can I have one large and five small please you
12:29can indeed thank you Keith one big one and five little ones coming up and this time the numbers
12:35are three one another one nine seven and a large one fifty and the target 646 646
13:16Keith 646 and mark 644 644 Keith
13:24um 50 minus one 50 49 yep um nine plus one plus three nine plus the other one plus three
13:36is 13
13:36times them two together times them together for 637 I've gone wrong then sorry oh bad yeah
13:44sorry about the other seven beginning to rock the Mark Davies now then tiny that's what I did but
13:50so you added the other seven for two away yeah yep yep very good all right so what does that
13:55do
13:56for the stake of the things 55 now to 34 but Rachel 646 please um it was there if you
14:05say 50 times seven
14:07is 350 three times nine is 27 take it away for 323 and then one add one is two and
14:17times the two
14:18together for 646 terrific well done Rachel as ever terrific but now it's our chance to talk to
14:26uh Angelica Bell who started uh her career way back in 2000 on CBBC your big break yeah what's
14:34happened since well quite a bit it was it was do you know what CBBC was fantastic and a lot
14:38of people
14:38say to me oh well you have to smile all the time and talk to children but CBBC was it
14:43was more than
14:43that it was where you know I learned how to to do a lot of live television and I worked
14:47in different
14:47programs and most of the time we were in the studio without children being there in fact
14:52um but it was really strange for one minute you were just Angelica who walks down the street and
14:57does a normal thing and then you're presenting to like five six million people on on BBC one so it
15:02did change my life drastically I bet yeah and plus I met my husband there as well so that then
15:08led on
15:09to a a great career really because I think within that as part of the presentation team you got involved
15:14with that's genius exchange 50 50 yeah and short change what was short change about so short change
15:20was it was almost like the mini watchdog and I presented it with a my best friend Otis D Lee
15:27who Rachel knows and and also a guy called Rodri and it was almost like empowering young children
15:33to know their rights and what to do and I remember I met Anne Robinson once she goes I love
15:38that show
15:38it's just like watchdog for children I thought yes it's brilliant so I enjoyed working on that a great deal
15:45great deal it's a good thing isn't it for young children to sort of just make sure they sort of
15:50understand a bit yeah you know about how to react in situations no definitely and I think sometimes
15:56you know they they don't feel empowered and I think we need to empower young people as well to know
16:01what they can do what they can say and when they when they are and out and about and they're
16:06presenting
16:06themselves know what rights they do have as well brilliant stuff thank you so much more later
16:11there we go 55 points to 34 for Keith and we're back with Mark Mark letters game
16:17can I start with the constant please Rachel thank you Mark p and another w and a third m and
16:30a vowel a
16:36and a final consonant and a final G countdown
16:55time
16:57so
16:57so
16:57so
16:57so
16:57so
16:57so
16:57so
18:11Excellent.
18:1360 plays.
18:1334.
18:14Now, Keith.
18:15Consonant please, Rachel.
18:17T.
18:18And another one.
18:20G.
18:21And another one.
18:23F.
18:24And a vowel.
18:26E.
18:28And another one, please.
18:30U.
18:31And another vowel.
18:33I.
18:34And a consonant.
18:36R.
18:37A vowel.
18:40A.
18:41And a final consonant, please.
18:44And a final T.
18:45Stand by.
19:03And a consonant.
19:04And a vowel.
19:04A vowel.
19:04And a vowel.
19:08And another vowel.
19:10And a vowel.
19:17yes Keith 707 mark seven yes frigate thank you and mark tough dear and what
19:27news from the corner tough dear is lovely tough dear tough deist yet
19:33comparatively I used to have a pet called tough D so I like that word very
19:37good what was it it was a springer Spaniel called tufty yes my rabbits name spring
19:44I didn't name him personally okay passing the name on somebody else I thought
19:52that was quite difficult I did get rife gift I thought about try for that is not
19:57word is no fat here is an alternative seven okay so much numbers game too large
20:05and four small please right thank you mark two big ones four little ones again
20:08your usual and this time around the four small numbers are seven six another six
20:15and ten and the large ones one hundred and fifty and target to reach six hundred
20:21and thirty-three six three three
20:25so
20:38so
20:40so
20:40so
20:53yes mark 633 and Keith 633 both of you well done mark 100 plus 6 100 plus 6 106 times
21:056
21:05times 6 636 and then 10 minus 7 is the 3 I'll take it away perfect 633 good Keith slightly
21:13different
21:13again sorry 6 times 100 6 100 600 and then 50 minus 10 minus 7 50 minus 10 minus 7
21:21for the 33
21:23well done both of you so 77 plays that Keith's 51 as we turn to a tea time teaser which
21:30is tin
21:31pears and the clue you might find tins of pears stored in these you might find tins of pears
21:37stored in these
21:54warm welcome back I left you with the clue you might find tins of pears stored in these
21:59these stored in pantries in pantries 77 plays Keith's 51 Keith you're back on letters game
22:07I Rachel can I have a consonant please thank you w and another one s vowel i another vowel e
22:20consonant
22:32and a final consonant please and final m standby
22:40bye
22:41bye
22:41bye
22:42bye
23:11Yes, Keefe?
23:12Er, just a six.
23:13A six.
23:14Mark?
23:14I'll go for a safe seven, then.
23:16Thank you, Keith.
23:17Moist.
23:19And Mark?
23:20Modiste.
23:21Modiste.
23:23Yes, you could have put the S on the end.
23:25Modiste was a fashionable milliner or dressmaker.
23:29It's a slightly dated, almost historical term.
23:33And was it moist, did you say it?
23:35Yeah, M-O-I-S-T-S.
23:36Yeah, the verb would be moistened, so it would be moist on its own.
23:39Couldn't put the S in the adjective, I'm afraid.
23:41Very good.
23:4284 plays 51.
23:44Mark, we're with you.
23:46Letters.
23:47Consonant please, Rachel.
23:49Thank you, Mark.
23:50B.
23:50And another.
23:54S.
23:56And a third.
23:58J.
24:00And a vowel.
24:02E.
24:03And another.
24:06And another.
24:07And another.
24:10E.
24:11And a consonant.
24:14L.
24:15And a vowel.
24:18A.
24:20And finish with a consonant place.
24:23S.
24:24And finish with N.
24:26Here's the clock.
24:48And a worm.
24:59what luck mark seven a seven Keith seven also yes mark enables enables both of you my both
25:07enabled over here and in the corner Susie and Angelica we got one that's quite perfect for
25:15the tennis baseline oh good shot yeah yeah very good seven that basenji which is a smallish hunting
25:27dog central african breed which growls and yelps but does not bark really yeah I've never never come
25:36across that particular look at mark look at mark Davies 91 points to Keith's 58 as we turn
25:46to Susie and her wonderful origins of words where will you take us today well I'm going to take you
25:52to expressions in English which we use completely figuratively at these days but which had very very
25:58literal beginnings and the first one is bringing home the bacon so being the breadwinner in other
26:05words there are two theories for this one is a very ancient game which was apparently very popular
26:10at country fairs once upon a time whereby men would chase a very heavily greased pig around a ring and
26:16whoever caught it would take it home but the second theory is from a tradition known as the Dunmo flitch
26:22trials which were established in 1104 at Great Dunmo in Essex and it was a challenge to all married
26:30couples to live for a year and a day in complete peace without arguing at all so it says if
26:37anyone not
26:37wished themselves unmarried again I'm not quite sure how they proved this and in fact this tradition
26:43still goes on to this day it was re-established in the 19th century but the prize if they had
26:47lived in
26:47peace was a flitch of bacon and another expression with a very literal beginning was the wooden spoon
26:53we give somebody the wooden spoon if they finish last in something and this comes from a Cambridge
26:58University where each year three classes of honours degrees in maths in the maths tripos were awarded top
27:05class they got a golden spoon second class got a silver spoon and the third class just got lead
27:11spoons and the last of the junior optimists as they were called with the very very lowest exam result
27:17has something very special saved for him and that was a wooden spoon it was made of wood absolutely and
27:23over the years it grew bigger and bigger and bigger and there's some extraordinary photographs that you
27:28can see where they're just well over 1.5 meters almost 2 meters long very very huge and sometimes apparently
27:35they were dangled in a teasing way from the balcony when this poor graduate had to go up and accept
27:39his prize from the
27:40vice-chancellor and so it sounds like a fairly mean trick I think it's been banned but that's apparently it's
27:46the
27:46origin of the origin of the wooden spoon very good 91 to work he's 58 Keith let's go vowel please
27:57thank you oh
27:59and another one he and another one oh and a consonant C consonant D consonant T
28:13consonant R consonant S and a final vowel please and a final U stand by
28:43so
28:43so
28:43so
28:43so
28:44so
29:01Well, Keith?
29:02Seven.
29:03Seven.
29:03Good, Mark.
29:04Nine, I think.
29:05All right.
29:07Keith?
29:08Scoured.
29:09Scoured?
29:10Come on, Mr Davies.
29:11Outscored.
29:13Outscored.
29:14Absolutely fantastic.
29:15It's in the dictionary.
29:16Very well done.
29:16Well done.
29:22That really is very, very good.
29:24Well done.
29:24But what news from the corner?
29:26Angelica?
29:26Susie?
29:27I've got doctors.
29:29Yep.
29:29Seven.
29:30Good.
29:31Apart from that nine, it was just sevens, really.
29:32Courted, outrode, outscored is fantastic.
29:35Very good indeed.
29:35Well done.
29:36All right.
29:37And we're back with you, Mark, for the final letters game of this Friday's countdown.
29:42Consonant plays, Rachel.
29:44Thank you, Mark.
29:46N.
29:47And another.
29:49P.
29:50And a third.
29:53T.
29:55And a vowel.
29:56A.
29:59And another.
30:01A.
30:03And another.
30:06I.
30:07And a consonant.
30:10C.
30:13And a vowel.
30:16E.
30:18And a final consonant, please.
30:20And a final S.
30:22And here's the countdown clock.
30:25And a vowel.
30:39And a vowel.
30:43And a vowel.
30:44And a vowel.
30:44And a vowel.
30:44And a vowel.
30:44And a vowel.
30:44And a vowel.
30:45And a vowel.
30:45And a vowel.
30:46And a vowel.
30:55Yes, Mark?
30:57Eight.
30:57An eight, Keith?
30:58Eight also.
30:59Two eights, Mark?
31:00Captains.
31:01Captains.
31:02Two captains.
31:03Okay.
31:05Well done.
31:06Now then, what's the corner got to offer?
31:08We also got captains as well.
31:09You got captains very quickly.
31:11Yes.
31:11That's about the only eight that we could find is panties for seven.
31:14Right.
31:14But couldn't find another eight, I'm afraid.
31:16Well done.
31:17Alright, 117, your highest score yet in your six games.
31:23Well done.
31:24Well done indeed.
31:25As we turn to Keith for the final numbers game.
31:28Make the most of it, Keith.
31:29One large, five small, please, Rachel.
31:30Thank you, Keith.
31:31Same again.
31:31One big one, five.
31:32Little ones, four.
31:33The last time this week.
31:34And these numbers are eight, one, four, another four, another one, and 75.
31:44And the target, 283.
31:46Two, eight, three.
31:51Two, three.
31:52The first time this week.
31:52Three, two, five, one.
31:52And another six, eight, one, y'all.
32:10And then the metal.
32:10Low thought.
32:17We praise you.Peter
32:17He isический.
32:18Yes, Keith?
32:19283.
32:20283.
32:21Well done, Mark.
32:21283.
32:22Both of you.
32:23Keith?
32:2475 minus 1.
32:2675 minus 1, 74.
32:28Times a 4 is 296.
32:30296.
32:30Take off the 8, 4 and 1.
32:32And the 8 and the other 4 and the 1 for 13 to take away.
32:35Lovely.
32:36And Mark?
32:37Slightly differently.
32:3975 minus 4.
32:4171.
32:42Times 4.
32:43Times 4, 284.
32:45Take away 1.
32:46Perfect.
32:46283 again.
32:47Well done.
32:50Very good.
32:53So the score's standing at a remarkable 127 for Mark to Keith's very creditable 76.
33:00I can tell you, Keith, that's a great score.
33:02We move into the final round.
33:03Conundrum time.
33:04Chaps, fingers on buzzers.
33:06Let's reveal today's countdown conundrum.
33:12Mark?
33:13Specified.
33:15Specified.
33:16Remarkable.
33:18Well, let's see whether you're right.
33:21Specified.
33:26Wow.
33:29Wow, wow, wow.
33:30137.
33:31That's fantastic.
33:32That's fantastic.
33:33Six wins now, two more, and you'll be an octo-champ.
33:37It's crossed.
33:38Yeah.
33:38Well, I think I might put money.
33:40Rachel, should we put some money on him?
33:42I think so.
33:42Or is it too late?
33:43A score like that?
33:44137.
33:45That's fantastic, isn't it?
33:46Huge.
33:47Huge.
33:47Absolutely huge.
33:48It's a huge score.
33:48Keith, well done.
33:49Well done.
33:50But I tell you what, he's firing on all 15 cylinders.
33:54Look at him.
33:55So back to Quaker's Yard with your goodie bag and our real best wishes to you.
34:00And good luck on your bog snorkeling.
34:02You don't get lost down there, will you?
34:04I'll try not.
34:04Thank you very much.
34:05See you on Monday.
34:06See you on Monday.
34:07It's fantastic stuff.
34:07Fantastic.
34:08See you on Monday.
34:09Have a good weekend.
34:10Angelica, welcome to Countdown.
34:12Have a restful weekend, and we'll see you on Monday.
34:14I'll rest my brain.
34:15Indeed.
34:16All right.
34:17Look forward to it.
34:18See you on Monday.
34:20He's good, isn't he?
34:20He's fantastic.
34:21He is good.
34:23Excellent stuff.
34:24See how Mark Tiny Davies gets on then.
34:28You'll be sure of it.
34:29Good afternoon.
34:39And Countdown returns on Monday at the slightly later time of ten past three.
34:43Taking a break from appearing in the new Star Wars film,
34:45Carrie Fisher joins Adam Hills for the last leg tonight
34:48to give us a chance to ask,
34:49is it OK to put your religion down as Jedi on a census?
34:52I'm guessing the answer will be no.
34:54The Force will be with us at ten.
34:55Next, though, it's deal or no deal.