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00:30Good afternoon, good afternoon and welcome to the Countdown Studio. It's the 1st of December and one way or another
00:36we're in. We're into the party season when all those hijinks are in the future but not too far away
00:45indeed. Getting the house ready, putting Christmas decorations up, office parties, family gatherings. Or is it a time of absolute
00:52panic when we're just wondering what on earth we're to buy? Have we got time to buy the presents? Are
00:58we too late to have ordered that?
01:00A special thing for the beloved one? Or is it time to hibernate, wrap up, keep quiet, watch the movies,
01:08have a little drink, you know, draw the curtains and have a quiet time?
01:11I suppose that's a bit too sort of bah humbug for many but not for me. I quite like now
01:18at my age a fairly quiet Christmas. The joy I suppose is to see the grandchildren opening their presents.
01:23I was going to say, you can't get much of a quiet Christmas with all your grandchildren.
01:27Yes or no is the answer. You're quite right, you're quite right. But that's the real pleasure actually is to
01:32see the kids opening their presents. Yeah, that's wonderful. Now what about you?
01:35Is Christmas a big deal in your, you know, your family?
01:38I'm a good Jewish girl. I'll be getting my Christmas tree out tonight.
01:41Well done.
01:42Got to watch Elf and Home Alone every year religiously.
01:45Yes.
01:46Yep, all the presents and yeah. The only thing about Christmas I don't get is the Christmas cards. I still
01:51don't send Christmas cards.
01:51Well of course these days you have these sort of, you know, virtual Christmas cards on the internet, don't you?
01:56Exactly. And you can put some effort in. You can get Father Christmas to send you personal messages.
01:59Yeah.
02:00Or your friends' kids' personal messages.
02:01Yeah.
02:02That's much better.
02:02Anyway, there we are. Whatever your preferences, have a great Christmas season. A great Christmas season.
02:09Now, Antoinette Ryan has reappeared after, I hope, a quiet weekend, having had three wins and a tremendous consistency, over
02:18100 in every game.
02:20So welcome back, Antoinette. And you're joined today by Emma Brown, a retired Paralympic athlete from Tontag in South Wales.
02:29And what we have in Emma Brown is a gold Olympian. Is that right?
02:35Yeah.
02:36In the powerlifting, both in Sydney in 2000 and Athens in 2004. And I think that's worth a big round
02:43of applause. What do you say?
02:48Brilliant stuff.
02:51I've actually brought them along.
02:52Oh, have you look at that.
02:54Hold them up. Come on. One in each hand.
02:58That's as bad as heavy as I live now from the time.
03:01Isn't that lovely?
03:02Well done.
03:03You're very welcome here. Very welcome indeed.
03:05Now then, who else is here after a quiet weekend?
03:08Susie Dent, the wonderful Susie, and once again, Len Goodman, dancer, dancing coach, and now an author, Len.
03:16Yes.
03:16What's this?
03:17How's it doing for Christmas?
03:18It's a great stocking filler.
03:21Brilliant stuff.
03:22Very welcome.
03:23You're very welcome again, Len.
03:24Now then, Antoinette.
03:26Off you go then.
03:27Let's have a letters game.
03:27Hi again, Rachel.
03:28Hi, Antoinette.
03:28Can I have a consonant, please?
03:30Start this week with P.
03:32And another.
03:34H.
03:35And another.
03:37T.
03:38And one more.
03:40S.
03:42A vowel.
03:43I.
03:44Another.
03:46O.
03:47Another.
03:49E.
03:50A consonant.
03:52N.
03:53And a vowel, please.
03:54And the last one.
03:56A.
03:58And here's the countdown clock.
04:00A vowel.
04:14A vowel.
04:16A vowel.
04:17A vowel.
04:17A vowel.
04:17A vowel.
04:17A vowel.
04:17A vowel.
04:17A vowel.
04:18A vowel.
04:30well Antoinette nine I think a nine my word Emma eight and an eight mm-hmm my
04:39word that's another good score Emma what's yours at phoniest thank you
04:44phoniest Antoinette pantyhose that's brilliant you can spell it with an eye
04:49as well as the Y fantastic
04:56pantyhose I don't like you Len I'd have gone for the Y so when I but I like
05:02pantyhose however you spell it to be what have you got over there we've got
05:08pantyhose yeah anything else no we were quite happy with that yeah you're gonna
05:13settle for pantyhose why wouldn't you all right so early start for Antoinette
05:18they're 18 points that's what happens when you get a nine now then Emma let us
05:23game and they have a consonant please Rachel thank you Emma C and another H and
05:31another C and another P a vowel I and another E another a consonant please L and a final consonant
05:50please and a final T
05:52stand by
06:25Emma.
06:26Seven.
06:27A seven.
06:28Just a six.
06:29And your six, Antoinette.
06:31Pleach.
06:31Pleach.
06:32Emma.
06:33Placate.
06:34Placate.
06:36Pleach.
06:36It's absolutely fine.
06:38It's really nice.
06:38It's to entwine tree branches to form a hedge or to provide cover for an outdoor walkway.
06:43Very nice.
06:44So, what have we got in the corner there?
06:47Len?
06:47I remember a Danny Kaye film when he had a poison and he had another cup with no poison
06:54and he had to remember the rhyme.
06:55The chalice from the palace is the brew that is true.
06:59And chalice is...
07:00The palace is a very good seven.
07:02Very good.
07:02Yeah.
07:03All right.
07:04Eighteen plays.
07:06Emma's seven and we're with Antoinette for a numbers game.
07:09Antoinette.
07:10Can we try six more, please?
07:12We can.
07:12Something different.
07:13We haven't had six more for a while.
07:14Six little ones for the first numbers game of the week.
07:17And they are seven, eight, one, six, another eight, and five.
07:25And the target, 174.
07:27One, seven, four.
07:29One, seven, eight, and five.
08:00Yes, Antoinette.
08:01I think, yeah, 174, not written down.
08:04And how about Emma?
08:05I haven't got anything, unfortunately, Nick.
08:08Never mind.
08:09Bags of time for that.
08:10Antoinette, come.
08:12Eight plus eight is 16.
08:14Eight plus eight, 16.
08:15Add the seven and the five.
08:17The seven and the five, 28.
08:19And the one for 29.
08:21And the one for 29.
08:22And multiplied by the six.
08:23Perfect.
08:24174.
08:25Yeah.
08:25Very smartly done.
08:29Well done.
08:30And now it's time for Tea Time Teaser, which is real boob.
08:34And the clue, you'd be making a real boob if you upset this animal.
08:39You'd be making a real boob if you upset this animal.
08:58Welcome back.
08:59I left you with a clue.
09:00You'd be making a real boob if you upset this animal.
09:03And the animal in question is a boob-ble.
09:07Is that how you pronounce it?
09:08And what is it?
09:09Yes, boob-ble.
09:10South African, presumably.
09:11Very, definitely.
09:12South African boob-ble.
09:13It's a large crossbreed dog.
09:14And it's bred from the mastiff and indigenous African dogs.
09:19I've never seen one.
09:21Yeah, obviously owned by a nutter.
09:2328 plays Emma, 7.
09:25Emma's back on.
09:27Emma, let us go.
09:28Can I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
09:30Thank you, Emma.
09:30R.
09:31And another.
09:33T.
09:34And another.
09:36W.
09:37And another.
09:40R.
09:41Vowel, please.
09:42O.
09:44And another.
09:45A.
09:47And another.
09:48I.
09:49And another.
09:52E.
09:53And a final consonant, please.
09:55And a final N.
09:57Stand by.
10:27We'll see you next time.
10:29Emma? Seven. A seven? And a seven. Two sevens. Emma, seven?
10:34Terrain. Thank you. Antoinette? Waitron.
10:38How does that strike you? A waitron is a waiter or waitress.
10:43You'll find them in America because it's a neutral way of referring to the person serving you.
10:48So it's neither feminine nor masculine. Are you unsure about things?
10:54No, it's just PC, I suppose. We've got ironware, which is a good word.
10:59Let's get away from this asexual waiter. Yeah. Very good. And Susie?
11:05No, ironware and trainer, we have the seven as well. Trainer indeed. And a waitron.
11:0935 plays 14. Antoinette. A letters game.
11:14Consonant, please. Thank you, Antoinette. T. And another?
11:19L. Another? M. One more? S. A vowel, please. A. Another? I. And another? E.
11:37A consonant, please. N. And a final vowel. And a final O. Countdown.
11:46�e, we'll see you soon.
12:06One more?
12:08One more?
12:09Show me.
12:09Three.
12:10Three.
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12:18Antoinette?
12:18Eight.
12:19An eight.
12:20Emma?
12:20Just a seven.
12:22And the seven?
12:23Entails.
12:24Entails, Antoinette?
12:25Loamiest.
12:27Loamiest soil?
12:28Yes.
12:28Loamiest soil.
12:29Indeed, very, very good.
12:30Loam.
12:31Lovely word.
12:32APPLAUSE
12:35The dark loam of Norfolk is lovely.
12:38Lovely word.
12:38What else have we got, though?
12:39Well, we've got something that I'm full of, which is ailments.
12:44But do I complain?
12:45No, I soldier on.
12:47Because I'm lion-hearted.
12:48You are?
12:49And on and on.
12:51Well done, then.
12:53Now, then.
12:54Susie?
12:55Uh, ailments, aliments you can have, which means nourishment.
12:59All right, thank you very much.
13:0043 plays 14.
13:01And now it's numbers time with Rachel.
13:04Emma?
13:05Could I have one from the top and any favours, please?
13:08You can indeed, of course.
13:09Thank you, Emma.
13:10One large one and five little ones.
13:12And for this round, the small numbers are two, seven, four, three, and one.
13:18And the large one, 100.
13:19And the target?
13:22216.
13:23216.
13:24216.
13:28226.
13:31226.
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13:32226.
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13:33226.
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13:55Emma.
13:562-1-6.
13:572-1-6 and Antoinette.
13:592-1-6, thank you.
14:00Emma.
14:012 times 100.
14:022 times 100 is 200.
14:047 minus 3 is 4.
14:06Yeah.
14:07Times the other 4.
14:08Plus 16.
14:09And added on.
14:10Tons of ways for this one.
14:12Well done.
14:12And Antoinette?
14:13More or less the same, except I did 3 plus 1 for the 4.
14:16Ah, yeah.
14:17Great.
14:18Well done.
14:18Happy enough?
14:19Yeah.
14:19All right.
14:20Well done.
14:2453 plays Emma's 24 as we turn to Len.
14:29And Len, you know, you're a head judge on that wonderful Strictly Come Dancing programme,
14:33but that's not it.
14:34Because as soon as you've finished that, you're on a plane and you're off to the States for
14:39Dancing with the Stars.
14:41Now, how did this happen?
14:43Well, I'll tell you how it happened.
14:45The lady that first got me the job on Strictly, when the Americans decided to do it, they took
14:52the whole Strictly team, the producers, the director, everyone, over to America to get
14:59that, get it going in the States.
15:02And the woman, Izzy, said, you should have Len.
15:06And they said, no, he's too old.
15:09Liberty.
15:10Bruno, they loved.
15:12They wanted Bruno from the kick-off.
15:13Me, they didn't want.
15:15And they tried all other American dance teachers, but evidently they were all too nice.
15:20They would never say a negative word.
15:23So, I got the call.
15:25But I got it.
15:26I was in Blackpool at the British Championships, and it was a Saturday night.
15:31And suddenly, 11 o'clock at night, Izzy picked, phoned me up.
15:34Len, they would like you to come.
15:36I was thrilled, naturally.
15:38I said, when would they like me to come?
15:41She said, tomorrow.
15:42I said, shut up.
15:44I said, I can't.
15:45I'm in Blackpool.
15:46She said, well, the show's on Wednesday.
15:48So, I said, well, I'll drive home from Blackpool, get myself sorted out, and I'll leave, come
15:54on Monday, which I did.
15:56And then off I went.
15:57And I got there, and I said to a guy at the show, I said,
16:00the weather is gorgeous.
16:02I said, I could have a lot of this.
16:04He said, don't worry.
16:06This show will bomb.
16:08Nobody's interested in ballroom dancing.
16:10This show will bomb.
16:12And now we're doing Series 19 twice a year, and it's just enormous over there.
16:19That's fantastic.
16:20Yeah.
16:20They're extraordinary.
16:21They're youth-obsessed, aren't they, those Americans?
16:24They are, indeed.
16:25You know, they're so different to the British show, because we're a little bit reserved,
16:29not over there.
16:30They're up.
16:31They're gregarious.
16:32Everyone gets a standing ovation, shouting and screw-go.
16:37Let's stick with the British way of doing these things.
16:39British is best.
16:40That's what I do.
16:41It is.
16:42Every time, Len.
16:43Brilliant stuff.
16:44Thank you very much, Len.
16:45Oi!
16:51Quite right.
16:52A true Englishman there.
16:54Now then, 53 plays, MS 24, and Antoinette's back on with the letters game.
16:58Antoinette.
16:59Consonant, please, Rachel.
17:00Thank you, Antoinette.
17:02F.
17:02Another.
17:04S.
17:05Another.
17:07M.
17:08One more.
17:10D.
17:11A vowel, please.
17:12A.
17:14Another.
17:15E.
17:17Another.
17:18A.
17:20Another.
17:22O.
17:24And one more vowel, please.
17:26And lastly, E.
17:28Stand by.
17:30.
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17:32MUSIC PLAYS
18:00Antoinette?
18:00Seven.
18:01A seven.
18:02Emma?
18:03Six.
18:04And that's six?
18:05Foamed.
18:06Foamed and?
18:07Defames.
18:08Defames, yes indeed.
18:10It's good to get a seven out of that one.
18:12Very good.
18:13What else have we got over there in the corner?
18:15We've got nothing else other than defames.
18:17Defames.
18:18I would never have got that.
18:19No, we've got to be very careful.
18:21That's another way of slander or libel to defame somebody.
18:26Very terrible thing to do.
18:28Sixty plays, Emma's 24, and Emma's back with a letters game.
18:32Consonant, please, Rachel.
18:34Thank you, Emma.
18:35R.
18:36And another.
18:38G.
18:39And another.
18:39T.
18:41And another.
18:42N.
18:43And one more.
18:45J.
18:47Vowel.
18:48O.
18:50And another one.
18:51I.
18:52And another one.
18:53U.
18:57Consonant.
18:58And the last one.
18:59Q.
19:01Countdown.
19:03Vowel.
19:04Vowel.
19:06Vowel.
19:08Vowel.
19:18Vowel.
19:19Vowel.
19:21Vowel.
19:22Vowel.
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19:25Vowel.
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19:29Vowel.
19:29Vowel.
19:30Vowel.
19:31Vowel.
19:32Vowel.
19:34well Emma eight and eight and just seven and your seven touring touring and talking I've heard of
19:43talk and talk spanners but talking yeah notice there is a verb to apply a twisting force to an
19:49object so you can talk a hip joint that's a little bit painful very good that's a great word great
20:00word I'm well done have you ever talked a hip joint who myself yeah probably in the time I've done
20:05quite a few things to myself I don't know probably yeah what else have we got over in that corner
20:11that jig very good yeah you've got a few long ones I know not as long as we are creating
20:18and touring
20:19for seven but talking excellent talking brilliant yeah well done 60 face 32 and we're back with the
20:25numbers Antoinette can we try six more again please we can indeed thank you internet six little ones
20:31worked well for you last time if I can count to six is that enough night one more for this
20:37round they
20:37are three one four ten seven and another one this could be a tricky one the target four hundred twenty
20:47nine four to nine
21:21Antoinette?
21:224.30.
21:234.31 away.
21:24Emma?
21:25Nothing.
21:26Nope.
21:26All right, let's stick with this 4.30 of Antoinette's.
21:314 plus 3 minus 1 gives you 6.
21:334 plus 3 minus 1, 6.
21:36Times 7.
21:37Times 7, 42.
21:39Plus 1.
21:39Plus the other one for 43.
21:41And multiply by 10.
21:42Yep, 431 away.
21:45Well done.
21:45Very good.
21:46Very good.
21:47How tricky is that then?
21:4849.
21:49Quite tricky.
21:50Took me a while.
21:51But if you say 4 times 10 is 40, take away 1 for 39.
21:57And then 7, add 3, add the other one, is 11.
22:01And times the two together.
22:0349.
22:04Smashing stuff.
22:04Well done.
22:07Very good.
22:08Very good.
22:08All right.
22:09That's the way it's done.
22:1067 plays Emma's 32 as we go into a tea time teaser, which is Paul Cash.
22:16And the clue, eat them or take them for a paddle.
22:19It's up to you.
22:20Eat them or take them for a paddle.
22:22It's up to you.
22:38And the answer is chalupas.
22:45Now, Susie, I've no idea what a chalupa is.
22:48I think you and I might prefer to eat them.
22:50They're either a small light boat or canoe in Spain and Latin America, or they can be
22:55fried tortillas in the same shape, boat shape, with a spicy filling.
23:00Lots of delicious recipes there, or descriptions of them.
23:03Sound really nice.
23:04Very good.
23:05Well, you could eat one in a chalupa as you drifted lazily down the Amazon, with your finger
23:11trailing in the water, I suppose.
23:15Now, 67 to 32, Antoinette in the lead.
23:19Not quite as strong as yesterday, but let's see how she finishes up.
23:22Emma, letters game.
23:24Could I have a consonant, please, Rachel?
23:26Thank you, Emma.
23:27L.
23:28And one more.
23:30R.
23:31And another.
23:32B.
23:33And another.
23:34K.
23:36And one more.
23:38R.
23:40Bowel.
23:41O.
23:42And another.
23:44E.
23:45And another.
23:47I.
23:48And one final consonant, please.
23:51And a final D.
23:52Standby.
24:04Bye.
24:05And another.
24:22That's a great day.
24:23And another star, fans, have to learn what I've read, how I've uploaded, how I acreage,
24:24Emma I have a six a six Antoinette and a six
24:30Broker broker and two brokers think there we go
24:35Pretty good any more brokers in the corner. We didn't have that one actually not what do we go away?
24:41We had for seven dorkier
24:44Dorkier a dog a dog. What's that? A dog is a contemptible socially inept person
24:5173 plays 38 in his Antoinette's letters game
24:54Consum please. Thank you, Antoinette G and another ah
25:01another and
25:04one more
25:06T over
25:09E another
25:11you another
25:14E another a
25:17a
25:19And a final vowel please and the last one oh
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